The Fourth War
“Two proud heroes with no one left to fight... But each other.”
1990•R•1h 31m•5.4•Released
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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.
Director
John Frankenheimer
Writer
Stephen Peters, Kenneth Ross
Revenue
$1M
Languages
Russian, German, Czech
Studio
Aurora Production
Cast
Roy Scheider
Col. Jack Knowles
Jürgen Prochnow
Col. Valachev
Tim Reid
Lt. Col. Clark
Lara Harris
Elena
Harry Dean Stanton
Gen. Hackworth
Dale Dye
Sergeant Major
William MacDonald
MP Corporal
David Palffy
Gawky Soldier
Neil Grahn
Needle-Nose Soldier
Ernie Jackson
Knowles Driver
Ron Campbell
Young US Soldier
John Dodds
Defector
Richard Durven
Young Soldier
Harold Hecht Jr.
Dwayne
Alice Pesta
Hannelore
Production
Company
Aurora Production
Company
Kodiak Films
Company
The Cannon Group
Producer
Wolf Schmidt
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