The Fourth War (1990)
Two proud heroes with no one left to fight... But each other.
91 min
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.
- Release date
- January 12, 1990
- Country of origin
- United States
- Box office
- $1,305,887
Trailer
Cast
- Roy Scheider as Col. Jack Knowles
- Jürgen Prochnow as Col. Valachev
- Tim Reid as Lt. Col. Clark
- Lara Harris as Elena
- Harry Dean Stanton as Gen. Hackworth
- Dale Dye as Sergeant Major
- William MacDonald as MP Corporal
- David Palffy as Gawky Soldier
- Neil Grahn as Needle-Nose Soldier
- Ernie Jackson as Knowles Driver
Crew
- John Frankenheimer · Director
- Stephen Peters · Writer
- Kenneth Ross · Writer
- Wolf Schmidt · Producer
- Bill Conti · Composer
- Gerry Fisher · Cinematographer
- Robert F. Shugrue · Editor
- Bette Chadwick · Casting director
- Alan Manzer · Production designer