The Great War (2019)

During the last days of the Great War, a group of U.S. soldiers are sent behind enemy lines to rescue a lost platoon.

Director:

Steven Luke

Writers:

Steven Luke, Steven Luke (story by)

Stars:

Bates Wilder, Hiram A. Murray, Ron Perlman

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bates Wilder	...	Captain William Rivers
Hiram A. Murray	...	Private John Cain
Ron Perlman	...	General Pershing
Billy Zane	...	Colonel Jack Morrison
Aaron Courteau	...	Sergeant Allistor Richardson
Edgar Damatian	...	Private Cardinni
Judah McFadden	...	Private Pinchelli
Andrew Stecker	...	Corporal Anson Kirby
Casey Sill	...	Private Quinn
Cody Fleury	...	Private O'Malley
Rod Kasai	...	Sergeant Perry
Rich Lowe	...	Corporal Johnson
Jeremy Michael Pereira	...	Captain A.J. Stevens
Jordan McFadden	...	Mary
Bill Cooper	...	Major Reddick

Storyline

During the last days of the Great War, a group of U.S. soldiers are sent behind enemy lines to rescue a lost platoon.

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Plot Keywords:

world war one | written by director | year 1918 | forest of argonne france | firefight | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for war violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

The land used in Minnesota for filming is privately owned by one of the extras. It is a paintball/airsoft field when not being used for movies or law enforcement training. The buildings used in the fight forest were originally built for airsoft and reenacting use.

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Goofs

Several scenes have been flipped in edit rather than re-shot so characters are mirroring each other in frame... but with no thought to U.S. insignia and text on crates, etc being backwards.

User Reviews

Re-enactment does not make a movie

I understand the importance of highlighting forgotten issues. And the effort made into doing so.

But honestly. This movie is really really bad.

So bad that it became funny.

A spectacled German sniper, just standing there, beside a tree. It made me spit out my coffee (okay okay, it was beer). German soldiers falling like flies with a few gunshots. Enemies meeting each other on a straight (!) path just staring at each other, then starting to shoot and charge. Blood that looks a lot like the ketchup I had earlier on my food.

Bates Wilder did a pretty good job though. Perlman and Zane... no idea what they were doing there.

Again, all respect for the historical references and the sacrifices that have been made at the time in the Great War.

But I'm looking at not just the message, but also at the movie.

And quite frankly, this movie sucks.

Details

Official Sites:

facebook page

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 January 2020 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Over There

Filming Locations:

Big Lake, Minnesota, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Schuetzle Company Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Color:

Color