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When Trumpets Fade (1998)

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Film details

Featuring

Ron Eldard Frank Whaley Zak Orth
Director

John Irvin
Country

USA
Year

1998
Genre

War
Type

Television

Synopsis

Cable film. World War II drama. The only survivor of a platoon stranded near Germany in 1944 is promoted to sergeant and landed with a group of raw recruits. The untested group of soldiers is then caught up in a ferocious battle to take a well-defended bridge leading into Germany.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Manning
    
    Ron Eldard
  - Chamberlain
    
    Frank Whaley
  - Sanderson
    
    Zak Orth
  - Sergeant Talbot
    
    Bruno, Dylan
  - Captain Pritchett
    
    Martin Donovan
  - Lieutenant Lukas
    
    Timothy Olyphant
  - Lieutenant Colonel
    
    Dwight Yoakam
  - Despin
    
    Dan Futterman
  - cast member
    
    Devon Gummersall
  - cast member
    
    Steven Petrarca
  - cast member
    
    Jeffrey Donovan
  - cast member
    
    Bobby Cannavale
  - cast member
    
    Frank Kobe
  - cast member
    
    András Stohl
  - cast member
    
    Matthew Ruston Cooney
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    John Irvin
  Production:
  - ©
    
    Home Box Office
  - Presented by
    
    HBO NYC
  - Production Company
    
    Citadel Entertainment
  - In association with
    
    Hofflund/Polone
  - Executive Producer
    
    David R. Ginsburg
  - Executive Producer
    
    Gavin Polone
  - Executive Producer
    
    Judy Hofflund
  - Producer
    
    John Kemeny
  Writing:
  - Written by
    
    W.W. Vought
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Thomas Burstyn
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Ian Crafford
  Design:
  - Production Designer
    
    Rajk, Laslo
  Music:
  - Music
    
    Geoffrey Burgon
  Sound:
  - Sound
    
    Brian Simmons

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