The Fourth War (1990)
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.
- Released
- 1990-01-12
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller, War
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- John Frankenheimer, Stephen Peters, Kenneth Ross
- TMDB rating
- 5.3/10 from 50 votes
Cast
- Roy Scheider as Col. Jack Knowles
- Jürgen Prochnow as Col. Valachev
- Tim Reid as Lt. Col. Clark
- Lara Harris as Elena
- Harry Dean Stanton as Gen. Hackworth
- Dale Dye as Sergeant Major
- William MacDonald as MP Corporal
- David Palffy as Gawky Soldier
- Neil Grahn as Needle-Nose Soldier
- Ernie Jackson as Knowles Driver
- Ron Campbell as Young US Soldier
- John Dodds as Defector
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