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The Fourth War (1990)

The Fourth War poster
Directed by
John Frankenheimer
Genre
drama film, war film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 26m
Rated
R
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 46 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In late 1980s West Germany, two military officers from opposing sides get into a personal conflict. Their dispute risks turning into a larger international incident.

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What happens

The Fourth War is a 1990 American cold war drama film directed by John Frankenheimer. It is set in West Germany of the late 1980s, and was filmed in Alberta, Canada. It stars Roy Scheider and Jürgen Prochnow as two military men whose personal dispute threatens to escalate into a larger conflict. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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