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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.
The Fourth War: Directed by John Frankenheimer. With Roy Scheider, Jürgen Prochnow, Tim Reid, Lara Harris. 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.
Mar 23, 1990 · “The Fourth War” is essentially a psychological study of a man coming apart at the hinges. Knowles, played by Scheider, is an embittered, alcoholic loser who was a hero once, a long time ago and far away. Now appropriate conditions no longer exist for his kind of hot-dog heroism.
Currently you are able to watch "The Fourth War" streaming on ScreenPix Apple TV Channel. Synopsis Cold War adversaries Col. Jack Knowles and his Russian counterpart, Col. Valachev, are stationed on opposite sides of the German-Czech border.
When Knowles witnesses Czech border guards shoot down a dissident trying to flee to the West and encounters his Soviet counterpart, Colonel N.A. Valachev (a war hero from Afghanistan) the two men...
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The Fourth War is a 1990 film directed by John Frankenheimer, set in West Germany of late 1980s. Its title stems from a famous quote by Albert Einstein: "I cannot predict how the Third World War shall be fought, or with what; I can, however, predict that the Fourth World War shall be waged with sticks and stones."
The Fourth War. 1988, in the midst of the Cold War, Colonel Jack Knowles is transferred to an American military base near the border between West Germany and Czechoslovakia. A fugitive is killed by Soviet troops near the American army border.
The Fourth War. 1990 · 1 hr 31 min. R. Drama · War · Thriller. A U.S colonel and his Russian counterpart during the Cold War become seething enemies with a rage that could have catastrophic global consequences. Subtitles: English. Starring: Roy Scheider Jürgen Prochnow Tim Reid Harry Dean Stanton Lara Harris. Directed by: John Frankenheimer.
Jan 1, 1990 · The Fourth War is a well-made Cold War thriller about private battling that might escalate out of control. Opening title sets the tale in November 1988 on the border of Czechoslovakia and East...
