Fireball Forward (1972)

Directed by

Marvin J. Chomsky

Genre

action, drama, war, tv movie

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 38m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1944 France, a general takes over a struggling Army division and tries to turn it into an effective fighting force. The film follows his efforts to build discipline and morale among the soldiers.

grittytensepatrioticslow-burnseriousgroundedinspirationalwar-torn

What happens

Fireball Forward is a 1972 American made-for-TV movie. It was directed by Marvin J. Chomsky and written by Edmund H. North. It was produced by Frank McCarthy who called it "son of Patton": it follows a hard luck Army division in 1944 France, and the General who must lick it into shape. The film was a pilot for a proposed TV series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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