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When Trumpets Fade (TV 1998)
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A private in the latter days of WWII on the German front struggles between his will to survive and what his superiors perceive as a battlefield instinct. Director:John IrvinWriter:W.W. Vought |
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| Ron Eldard | ... |
Pvt.
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Sgt.
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Lt. David Manning
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| Zak Orth | ... |
Warren 'Sandy' Sanderson
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| Frank Whaley | ... |
Medic Chamberlain
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| Dylan Bruno | ... |
Sgt. Patrick Talbot
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| Devon Gummersall | ... |
Lonnie
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| Dan Futterman | ... |
Doug Despin
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| Steven Petrarca | ... |
Baxter
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| Dwight Yoakam | ... |
Lieutenant Colonel
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| Martin Donovan | ... |
Capt. Roy Pritchett
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| Timothy Olyphant | ... |
Lt. Lukas
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| Jeffrey Donovan | ... |
Pvt. Robert 'Bobby' Miller
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| Bobby Cannavale | ... |
Capt. Thomas Zenek
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Frank-Michael Köbe | ... |
German Sergeant
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András Stohl | ... |
Wounded Soldier
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Matthew Rutson Cooney | ... |
Driver Cpl.
(as Matthew Ruston Cooney)
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Storyline
In WWII Western Germany, Private David Manning reluctantly leaves behind a mortally wounded fellow soldier and searches for survivors from his platoon, only to learn from commanding officer Captain Pritchett that they have all been killed in action. Despite requesting a discharge on the grounds of mental disability, Manning is promoted to sergeant and assigned to lead a new platoon of young inductees. Written by Anonymous
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In the heat of battle not all soldiers can be heroesMotion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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Narrator, news footage: August 1944. The outcome of the Second World War appeared to be no longer in doubt. Paris was liberated. After four years of fighting, victory against the Germans seemed assured. Since the Normandy landings, American and Allied forces had battled their way across northern Europe, and pushed the German enemy to within its own homeland.
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Factual errors: The insignia of rank of the German sergeant leading his patrol is of a design not used by the German army. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Narrator, news footage: August 1944. The outcome of the Second World War appeared to be no longer in doubt. Paris was liberated. After four years of fighting, victory against the Germans seemed assured. Since the Normandy landings, American and Allied forces had battled their way across northern Europe, and pushed the German enemy to within its own homeland.
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