The Fourth War (1990)

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.

Directed by: John Frankenheimer

Cast: Roy Scheider, Jürgen Prochnow, Tim Reid, Lara Harris, Harry Dean Stanton, Dale Dye, William MacDonald, David Palffy, Neil Grahn, Ernie Jackson, Ron Campbell, John Dodds

Genres: Drama, Thriller, War

Rating: 5.6/10

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