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The Fourth War (1990)
Director: John Frankenheimer
Cast: Roy Scheider, Jürgen Prochnow, Tim Reid, Lara Harris
5.5
64%Runtime91 min
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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.
Critical Reception & Ratings
The Fourth War, a 1990 thriller directed by John Frankenheimer, received a mixed critical reception, with a 64% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The film's public reception was also somewhat divided, earning a 5.5/10 rating on IMDb, suggesting a moderately positive but not overwhelmingly enthusiastic response from audiences.
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Director John Frankenheimer's 1990 thriller 'The Fourth War' delivers an intense, gripping examination of Cold War tensions, driven by the captivating performances of Roy Scheider and Jürgen Prochnow as rival military commanders locked in a dangerous game of one-upmanship along the German-Czech border.
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The Fourth War is a 1990 American cold war drama film directed by John Frankenheimer. It is set in West Germany of the late 1980s, and was filmed in Alberta, Canada. It stars Roy Scheider and Jürgen Prochnow as two military men whose personal dispute threatens to escalate into a larger conflict.
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