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When Trumpets Fade (TV 1998) 7.2
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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Cast
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| Ron Eldard | ... |
Pvt. /
Sgt. /
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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Doug Despin
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| Steven Petrarca | ... |
Baxter
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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.
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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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27 June 1998 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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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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The phrase "Nobody Dies" is a reference to the book and film "A Walk in the Sun (1945)", where "Nobody Dies" is the platoon motto. Both book and film deal with similar effects of war as "When Trumpets Fade". See more »Goofs
The Dragons teeth of the Siegfried line are not shown as they really were (and in numerous places still are today). 1) In the movie the line is build with four rows of teeth. In reality the line is build with five rows. 2) The teeth are in reality not made in one size as shown in the movie, but in 3 different sizes, where the first and last rows contain the biggest pillars, the middle three are middle sized, and woven in the last row you can find the smallest. 3) The rows are not placed exactly behind each other. If you would see them from above, you would see an angle in the middle. 4) The rows of pillars are also not build in one line. If you would look over a row from the side, you would see a zigzag of pillars. 5) The pillars in the movie are too close too each other. In reality, the area between two pillars is so big, you can park a car between them (as is done by the author of this comment on numerous occasions). 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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A tense and unforgiving war epic that follows David Manning (Ron Eldard), an American soldier in World War II who tries to get a discharge for being mental unstable although his superior officer, Captain Roy Pritchett (Martin Donovan) who immediately promotes him to be the squad leader of a platoon where all the members are new and inexperienced.
The performances here are nothing short of excellent, the battle scenes are well-executed, and Thomas Burstyn's photography isn't only gloomy, it also hides some unexpected surprises from Germans to mines, that are hidden in the ground.
Director John Irvin, who is no stranger to making effective and intelligent war films ("Hamburger Hill", "The Dogs of War") and turning raw talent into top-notch, has made another classic here. What this film has in common with the previous movies is that one or some of the characters are cynical or determined to survive. However, it's a shame that this film was only made for cable instead of being given a fair chance to gain some attention at the box office.