The Fourth War

The Fourth War

1990 · 91 min · EN · R · 5.1 (33 votes)
Dir. John Frankenheimer · Starring Roy Scheider, Jürgen Prochnow, Tim Reid, Lara Harris, Harry Dean Stanton, Dale Dye · Music Bill Conti
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Cold War drama about two gung-ho border commanders (Roy Scheider, Jurgen Prochnow) who carry out their own private war against each other on the German - Czechoslovakia border.

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A tense, gritty thriller set against the backdrop of the Cold War. It feels like a slow-burn powder keg, with simmering resentments and escalating personal conflict on a desolate border.

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