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Spezialeinheit IQ

Original title: A Midnight Clear
  • 1992
  • 16
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
9.8K
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Spezialeinheit IQ (1992)
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The Ardennes Forest, December 1944. A squad of six US infantrymen is sent to occupy a house to use as an observation post as the German Army is expected to advance through that area. However... Read allThe Ardennes Forest, December 1944. A squad of six US infantrymen is sent to occupy a house to use as an observation post as the German Army is expected to advance through that area. However, the Germans seem oddly friendly.The Ardennes Forest, December 1944. A squad of six US infantrymen is sent to occupy a house to use as an observation post as the German Army is expected to advance through that area. However, the Germans seem oddly friendly.

  • Director
    • Keith Gordon
  • Writers
    • William Wharton
    • Keith Gordon
  • Stars
    • Peter Berg
    • Kevin Dillon
    • Arye Gross
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    9.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Keith Gordon
    • Writers
      • William Wharton
      • Keith Gordon
    • Stars
      • Peter Berg
      • Kevin Dillon
      • Arye Gross
    • 94User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Trailer 1:04
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    Ethan Hawke, Gary Sinise, Peter Berg, Kevin Dillon, Frank Whaley, Keith Gordon, and Arye Gross in Spezialeinheit IQ (1992)
    Ethan Hawke and Frank Whaley in Spezialeinheit IQ (1992)
    Spezialeinheit IQ (1992)
    Spezialeinheit IQ (1992)
    Kevin Dillon, Rachel Griffin, Arye Gross, and Timothy S. Shoemaker in Spezialeinheit IQ (1992)
    Ethan Hawke and Gary Sinise in Spezialeinheit IQ (1992)
    Frank Whaley in Spezialeinheit IQ (1992)
    Kevin Dillon in Spezialeinheit IQ (1992)
    Ethan Hawke, Gary Sinise, Peter Berg, Kevin Dillon, Frank Whaley, and Arye Gross in Spezialeinheit IQ (1992)
    Curt Lowens in Spezialeinheit IQ (1992)
    Curt Lowens in Spezialeinheit IQ (1992)
    Ethan Hawke and Frank Whaley in Spezialeinheit IQ (1992)

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    Peter Berg
    Peter Berg
    • Bud Miller
    Kevin Dillon
    Kevin Dillon
    • Cpl. Mel Avakian
    Arye Gross
    Arye Gross
    • Stan Shutzer
    Ethan Hawke
    Ethan Hawke
    • Sgt. Will Knott
    Gary Sinise
    Gary Sinise
    • Vance 'Mother' Wilkins
    Frank Whaley
    Frank Whaley
    • Paul 'Father' Mundy
    John C. McGinley
    John C. McGinley
    • Major Griffin
    Larry Joshua
    Larry Joshua
    • Lieutenant Ware
    David Jensen
    • Sergeant Hunt
    Curt Lowens
    Curt Lowens
    • Older German Soldier
    Rachel Griffin
    • Janice
    Timothy S. Shoemaker
    • Eddie
    • (as Tim Shoemaker)
    Kelly Gately
    • Young German Soldier
    Bill Osborn
    • American Sentry
    Andre Lamal
    • German Soldier
    Jim Beatty
    • American Soldier
    • (uncredited)
    Matt Bohling
    • Young German Soldier
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Chynoweth
    • Young German Soldier
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Keith Gordon
    • Writers
      • William Wharton
      • Keith Gordon
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    • Trivia
      Filming took place during the coldest winter in Utah in 83 years. The temperature dropped about thirty degrees during the night, when much of the action takes place.
    • Goofs
      Throughout the movie, the forest is predominantly made up by white birch. This species is native only to North America and does not grow in the Ardennes Forest where the events take place.
    • Quotes

      Will Knott: I'm not exactly sure what country we're in. Could be Belgium, Luxembourg, France, or even Germany. I don't know what day it is. I have no watch, so I don't know what time it is. I'm not even sure of my name. The next thing you know, they'll be making me a general.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: White Sands/A Midnight Clear/Passed Away/The Playboys/Delicatessen (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      The Jersey Bounce
      Recorded by Studo Music Department

      Written by Buddy Feyne, Bobby Plater (as Bobby Platter), Tiny Bradshaw and Edward Johnson

      Published by Lewis Music Publishing Co., Inc.

    User reviews94

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    The haunting imagery of "A Midnight Clear"
    This movie was on Bravo last night but was terribly edited so I stopped watching and stuck my video taped copy into the VCR. This movie truly grew on me over time. I had planned to see it in the theater in, I think 1993, when it was released but it was in theaters for such a brief time that I lost my opportunity. I'm very happy to see that other posters here were also profoundly affected by this movie. The first time I'd seen it I was dumbstruck and truly didn't know what to make of it. Like many, I'd been fed a steady diet of WW2 movies with John Wayne, William Holden, Richard Widmark, and the like. They were all of a jingostic testosterone bent and featured stirring musical scores, minimal blood, and happy endings, as in all the Germans/Japanese die. This was the first WW2 movie I'd ever seen that dispensed with all that crap and gave you a sense of how war makes victims of everybody, sparing no one it's violent assault on our sanity. For this Keith Gordon/William Wharton, Mike Nichols/Joseph Heller, Kurt Vonnegaut, James Jones, Norman Mailer, John Hersey should all be praised for their courage to discard ideological dogma and poignantly lament our violated humanity. They may have, dare I say, stepped upon an enlightend plain where even Steven Spielberg has yet to trod. His movies are remarkable presentations of events, but do not explore any issues that might touch upon this theme of the individual, powerless, human suffering in war time. They are far more traditional morality plays. In short this movie makes you truly feel sorrow for these dead, good intentioned German (Nazi) Soldiers who wanted nothing more than to end their misery as fodder in der Fuherer's army. I was struck By the scene in which Will Knott stares into the eyes of the German officer who's face betrays a million nightmarish images of the Russian front and perhaps some horrible deeds for which he has paid a dear price in guilt worthy of Macbeth. This was one of many scenes which conveyed so much with out a single line of script. Just the faces of the experience guiding the viewer. Mark Ishams fantastic musical score helped quite a bit to. For those who hated this movie, I'm not sure what to say. If your looking for a very heavy-handed war movie this is not for you. If, however, you appreciate the deft and delicate hand in conveying a powerful message and making a powerful statement, than you will be richly rewarded by a movie you will never forget.
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    • Dec 28, 1999

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    • Release date
      • April 24, 1992 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • A Midnight Clear
    • Filming locations
      • Utah, USA
    • Production companies
      • A&M Films
      • Beacon Communications
      • Beacon Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $5,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,526,697
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $46,938
      • Apr 26, 1992
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,526,697
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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