The Fourth War (1990)

1990 · 91 min · Drama, 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.

Directed by John Frankenheimer. Starring Roy Scheider, Jürgen Prochnow, Tim Reid, Lara Harris and Harry Dean Stanton.

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