The Fourth War (1990)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $1,305,887.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 7.339 |
Directed By
John Frankenheimer
Crew
John Frankenheimer
Wolf Schmidt
Sam Perlmutter
William Stuart
Stephen Peters
Allan Graf
Howard Rothschild
Sean Blackie
Tedd Kuchera
Arthur Shippee
Harold Jack Bloom
Les Kimber
Robert L. Rosen
Uri Katoni
John Post
Joanne Hansen
William Kidd
Warren Simmons
Mike Le Mare
Grant Burdette
Michael Rafferty
Maurice Routly
Jack Eskew
Louis Lazzara
James Dean Fisher
Anthony Palk
Dean Goodine
Ken Wills
Mike Le Mare
Karola Storr
Fred Lucky
Troy Porter
Murray Ord
Lee Routly
Julia Done
John Wilkinson
Don French
Gary Clayton Ripley
Lynne Bespflug
Iloe Flewelling
George Tarrant
Phil Hetos
Steve Livingston
Alfred A. Arndt
Gilbert Loe
Renate Schneuer
Robert L. Rosen
Doug E. Turner
Neale Joudrie
Joe Thornton
George Griffiths
Grover B. Helsley
Ken Johnson
Karen Bédard
Guy Bews
Brent Woolsey
Jim Finkbeiner
David Crone
Jim Gregor
Perry Hoffman
John Gregor
Jacob Rupp
Dan Heather
Jim Stacey
Wayne Fullerton
Jason Glass
Les Kimber
Armin Matter
Dale H. Jahraus
Brent Woolsey
Bruce Hosick
Mary Rosen
Tom Eirikson
Bette Chadwick
Tom Glass
Darryl Elliott
Tom Bews
Reg Glass
Greg Jacobs
Tony Morelli
Greg Schlosser
Randy Schrader
Bob Akester
Ron Williams
Cheryl Burke
Frank C. Spolar
James Head
Don Miernecki
Ivan Hawkes
Braden Wright
Marilyn Moyer
Mary Goose
Brenda Cooley
Al Magallon
Rod Merrells
Tom D. May
Gordon Schmidt
B.J. Elliott
Rose Johnson
Dianne Jolly
T. Dean Merrells
Rex Cooley
Leonard Schmidt
Allen Hosick
Nancy Gullett
Heather Meehan
Patricia Compton
Mary Hosick
Jaci Majer
J. Barry Herron
Barbara Harris
Ed Soibelman
Cy Barry
Dennis Pugh
Rhonda Grayson
Tim A. Davison
Stephen Peters
Gerry Fisher
Alan Manzer
Kenneth Ross
Janice Blackie-Goodine
Rick Roberts
Ray Summers
Robert F. Shugrue
Bill Conti
TOP CAST
Roy Scheider
Col. Jack Knowles
Jürgen Prochnow
Col. Valachev
Lara Harris
Elena
Harry Dean Stanton
Gen. Hackworth
Dale Dye
Sergeant Major
Tim Reid
Lt. Col. Clark
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
Gregory A. Gale
Communications Corporal
Henry Kope
Mayor
Guy Buller
Czech Guard
George Scholl
Innkeeper
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