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A Balasaur Score of 57 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 64%, Metacritic 57/100. Most of the 1,941 1990s drama movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes64%
Metacritic57/100
49 audience votes
Key crew
- John FrankenheimerDirector
- Stephen PetersScreenplay
- Kenneth RossScreenplay
- Bill ContiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Roy ScheiderCol. Jack Knowles
- Jürgen ProchnowCol. Valachev
- Tim ReidLt. Col. Clark
- Lara HarrisElena
- Harry Dean StantonGen. Hackworth
- Dale DyeSergeant Major
- William MacDonaldMP Corporal
- David PalffyGawky Soldier
- Neil GrahnNeedle-Nose Soldier
- Ernie JacksonKnowles Driver
- Ron CampbellYoung US Soldier
- John DoddsDefector
Stills
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Themes
germanycold wareastern germanyborderczechoslovakia