The Fourth War (1990)

Two proud heroes with no one left to fight... But each other.

Directed by John Frankenheimer1h 31mDrama,Thriller,War

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.

Rated
R
Year
1990
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
12 January 1990
TMDB
5.3 (49)
CineVerse
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Roy Scheider
Roy Scheider
Col. Jack Knowles
Jürgen Prochnow
Jürgen Prochnow
Col. Valachev
Tim Reid
Tim Reid
Lt. Col. Clark
Lara Harris
Lara Harris
Elena
Harry Dean Stanton
Harry Dean Stanton
Gen. Hackworth
Dale Dye
Dale Dye
Sergeant Major
William MacDonald
William MacDonald
MP Corporal
David Palffy
David Palffy
Gawky Soldier
N
Neil Grahn
Needle-Nose Soldier
Ernie Jackson
Ernie Jackson
Knowles Driver
R
Ron Campbell
Young US Soldier
J
John Dodds
Defector
R
Richard Durven
Young Soldier
H
Harold Hecht Jr.
Dwayne
A
Alice Pesta
Hannelore
G
Gregory A. Gale
Communications Corporal
H
Henry Kope
Mayor
Guy Buller
Guy Buller
Czech Guard
G
George Scholl
Innkeeper
G
Garry Galinsky
Red Private #1
E
Ed Soibelman
Red Private #2
G
Gary Spivak
Red Private #3
Y
Yefim Korduner
Red Army Major #1
Brent Woolsey
Brent Woolsey
Red Army Major #2
K
Kent McNeill
US Private #1
B
Brian Warren
MP & Wide Soldier
Roman Podhora
Roman Podhora
Czech Guard #1
J
Joseph Vrba
Czech Guard #2
G
Gordon Signer
Bavarian Farmer
L
Lilo Bahr
Innkeeper's Wife
C
Claus Diedrich
Frontier Police Capt.
K
Kyle Maschmeyer
Villager #1
K
Kurt Darmohray
Villager #2
I
Igor Burstyn
Czech Tower Guard
M
Matus Ginzberg
Puppeteer
B
Boris Novogrudsky
Aide to Valachev
T
Tom Kelly
Sports Announcer
Larry Laverty
Larry Laverty
Aide to Hackworth (uncredited)

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