Rating: R
Genre: War
Release Date: 11/10/1998
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/Espanol
Run Time: 92 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: HBO Home Video

John Irvin directed this gripping and effective WWII drama set amid the carnage and slaughter of the Hurtgen Forest battle when the Allies moved on toward Germany in the fall of 1944. Private Manning (Ron Eldard) hopes for a Section 8 switch away from the frontline combat, but when he's the only survivor of his platoon, Captain Pritchett (Martin Donovan) is so impressed he upgrades Manning to sergeant. This irritates Sgt. Talbot (Dylan Bruno) who views Manning as a coward. Manning is put in charge of a group of awkward recruits, including the clumsy Sanderson (Zak Orth), as the Allies prepare to take a key location, a well-defended bridge. Shown at the 1998 Seattle Film Festival, this television production had its HBO premiere on June 27, 1998.

~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Ron Eldard - Manning
Zak Orth - Sanderson
Frank Whaley - Chamberlain
Dylan Bruno - Sgt. Talbot
Martin Donovan - Capt. Pritchett
Timothy Olyphant - Lt. Lukas
Dan Futterman - Depsin
Dwight Yoakam - Lt. Colonel
Devon Gummersall -
Steven Petrarca -
Jeffrey Donovan -
Bobby Cannavale -
Frank Kobe -
Andras Stohl -
Matthew Ruston Cooney -

Production:
John Irvin - Director
John Kemeny - Producer
Geoffrey Burgon - Composer
Ian Crafford - Editor
W.W. Vought - Screen Writer
Istvan Balogh - Set Designer
Zsuzsa Borvendeg - Art Director
Mindy Marin - Casting
Thomas Burstyn - Cinematographer
David R. Ginsburg - Executive Producer
Gavin Polone - Executive Producer
Judy Hofflund - Executive Producer
Michelangelo Bolla - First Assistant Director
Laszlo Rajk - Production Designer
Brian Simmons - Sound/Sound Designer
György Hommonay - Costume Designer

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