The Fourth War

Name: The Fourth War
Director: John Frankenheimer
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Released: 1990-01-12
Duration: 91 min
Cast: Roy Scheider, Jürgen Prochnow, Tim Reid, Lara Harris, Harry Dean Stanton

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1990 · 91 min · R · Drama · Thriller · War · TMDB 5.3/10

Overview

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.

Directed by John Frankenheimer

Cast

Roy Scheider — Col. Jack Knowles
Jürgen Prochnow — Col. Valachev
Tim Reid — Lt. Col. Clark
Lara Harris — Elena
Harry Dean Stanton — Gen. Hackworth