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When Trumpets Fade is a american film of genre Drama directed by John Irvin released in USA on 27 june 1998 with Ron Eldard
When Trumpets Fade (1998)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 27 june 1998
Length 1h32
Directed by John Irvin
OriginUSA
Themes Political films
Rating69%
When Trumpets Fade is a TV war film from 1998 directed by John Irvin, produced by John Kemeny and written by W.W. Vought. It is based on a true story of the Battle of Hürtgen Forest in Autumn of 1944 during World War II. A few days later, the Battle of the Bulge began, leaving the battle of Hürtgen Forest largely forgotten.
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Private Manning is a soldier in the 28th Infantry Division who, in order to survive, does just enough to stay out of trouble, but not enough to actually make a difference. Through the sheer bloodiness of the Hurtgen battles, Manning is left as the sole survivor of his platoon and is subsequently promoted to sergeant. He tries to get out of it, saying he is unqualified for the position, but his company commander, Captain Roy Pritchett, thinks otherwise. Manning then tries to back out of responsibility by asking to be filed on a Section 8 (mentally unfit due to combat stress), but is refused.Actors
Ron Eldard
(Manning)
Frank Whaley
(Medic Chamberlain)
Zak Orth
(Warren)
Dylan Bruno
(Sgt. Talbot)
Devon Gummersall
(Lonnie)
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