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The Fourth War

The Fourth War
★ 5.3/10•1990•1h 31m•R•Drama•Thriller•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.

John Frankenheimer · Director

Stephen Peters · Screenplay

Kenneth Ross · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 31m
LanguageEN
Release DateJan 12, 1990
Revenue$1,305,887

Actors

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

Neil Grahn

Needle-Nose Soldier

Ernie Jackson

Ernie Jackson

Knowles Driver

Ron Campbell

Young US Soldier

John Dodds

Defector

Richard Durven

Young Soldier

Harold Hecht Jr.

Dwayne

Alice Pesta

Hannelore

Gregory A. Gale

Communications Corporal

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