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Director:
John Frankenheimer
Writers (WGA):
Stephen Peters (novel)
Stephen Peters (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
23 March 1990 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Two proud heroes with no one left to fight... But each other.
Plot:
Cold War drama about two gung-ho border commanders (Roy Scheider, Jurgen Prochnow) who carry out their own private war against each other on the German - Czechoslovakia border. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Roy Scheider ... Col. Jack Knowles

Jürgen Prochnow ... Col. Valachev

Tim Reid ... Lt. Col. Clark

Lara Harris ... Elena

Harry Dean Stanton ... Gen. Hackworth

Dale Dye ... Sergeant Major
Bill MacDonald ... MP Corporal

David Palffy ... Gawky Soldier
Neil Grahn ... Needle-Nose Soldier
Ernie Jackson ... Knowles Driver
Ron Campbell ... Young US Soldier
John Dodds ... Defector
Richard Durven ... Young Soldier
Harold Hecht Jr. ... Dwayne
Alice Pesta ... Hannelore
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Runtime:
91 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Australia:M | Iceland:12 | Finland:K-3 (new rating: 2001) | Finland:S (original rating) | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12
Filming Locations:
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Company:
Aurora Productions LLC more

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As its ending will verify, the film's title is taken from a quote by Albert Einstein: "I cannot predict what breed of weapons will be employed in the waging of the Third World War; what I CAN predict is that the Fourth World War shall be fought with sticks and stones." more
Soundtrack:
I Don't Want To Be A Soldier more

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Furiously intense., 27 March 2001
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Author: mhasheider from Sauk City, Wisconsin

A furiously intense story that takes place shortly after the Cold War where an American colonel (Roy Scheider - "Jaws") who has a troubled past, picks a fight with a high-ranking Soviet military officer, (Jurgen Prochnow - "Das Boot") that nearly escelates into a Tarantino-like standoff. Scheider and Prochnow are both good and so is Harry Dean Stanton ("The Straight Story"), who plays Scheider's superior officer and an old war buddy who is concerned about his friend. Director John Frankenheimer ("Ronin") is smart in making the film go smoothly and I got kick out of the scene where Prochnow and two other Russian officers briefly watch an American (college) football game on t.v., question it, and laugh at it.

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