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The Fourth War
Two proud heroes with no one left to fight... But each other.
Cold War adversaries Col. Jack Knowles and his Russian counterpart, Col. Valachev, are stationed on opposite sides of the German-Czech border. Both men are responsible for a group of troops in their remote settings, and both have been shaped by their combat experiences and a shared aversion to their superiors' ways of doing things. After a defector is killed, things escalate into a full-fledged battle with serious geopolitical ramifications.
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The Fourth War opened in theaters March 23, 1990. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Cold War adversaries Col. Jack Knowles and his Russian counterpart, Col. Valachev, are stationed on opposite sides of the German-Czech border. Both men are responsible for a group of troops in their remote settings, and both have been shaped by their combat experiences and a shared aversion to their superiors' ways of doing things. After a defector is killed, things escalate into a full-fledged battle with serious geopolitical ramifications.
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Cast
Roy ScheiderCol. Jack Knowles
Jürgen ProchnowCol. Valachev
Tim ReidLt. Col. Clark
Lara HarrisElena
Harry Dean StantonGen. Hackworth
Dale DyeSergeant Major
William MacDonaldMP Corporal
David PalffyGawky SoldierCredits
- Directed by
- John Frankenheimer
- Written by
- Kenneth Ross, Stephen Peters, Stephen Peters
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Box office
- $1.3M
Production
- Aurora ProductionUkraine
- Kodiak FilmsUnited States
The Cannon GroupUnited States