When Trumpets Fade (1998)
Heroes are born when bullets fly,when earth explodes,when cannons roar...When trumpets fade
In WWII Western Germany, Private David Manning reluctantly leaves behind a mortally wounded fellow soldier and searches for survivors from his platoon, only to learn from commanding officer Captain Pritchett that they have all been killed in action. Despite requesting a discharge on the grounds of mental disability, Manning is promoted to sergeant and assigned to lead a new platoon of young inductees.
- Date of release
- 1998-06-27
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (155)
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Drama, War, TV Movie
- Director
- John Irvin
Casting
- Ron Eldard — Manning
- Zak Orth — Warren
- Frank Whaley — Medic Chamberlain
- Dylan Bruno — Sgt. Talbot
- Devon Gummersall — Lonnie
- Dan Futterman — Despin
- Bobby Cannavale — Captain Zenek
- Martin Donovan — Captain Pritchett
- Dwight Yoakam — Lt. Colonel
- Timothy Olyphant — Lt. Lukas
- Steven Petrarca — Baxter
- Jeffrey Donovan — Bobby
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