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The Fourth War

Not Rated
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5/10(36 ratings)

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.

03-08-1990
1h 31m
The Fourth War
Backdrop for The Fourth War

Main Cast

Roy Scheider

Roy Scheider

Col. Jack Knowles

Jürgen Prochnow

Jürgen Prochnow

Col. Valachev

Lara Harris

Lara Harris

Elena

Harry Dean Stanton

Harry Dean Stanton

Gen. Hackworth

Dale Dye

Dale Dye

Sergeant Major

Tim Reid

Tim Reid

Lt. Col. Clark

MP Corporal

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
John Frankenheimer
Production:
Aurora Production, Kodiak Films, The Cannon Group
Revenue:
$1,305,887

Key Crew

Director:
John Frankenheimer
Producer:
Wolf Schmidt
Executive Producer:
William Stuart
Executive Producer:
Sam Perlmutter
Novel:
Stephen Peters

Locations and Languages

Country:
CA; US
Filming:
US; CA
Languages:
en