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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD EAN: 9786305161943 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC ISBN: 6305161941 Label: Hbo Home Video Manufacturer: Hbo Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Picture Format: Pan & Scan Publisher: Hbo Home Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: November 10, 1998 Running Time: 92 minutes Studio: Hbo Home Video Theatrical Release Date: June 27, 1998 Sales Rank: 7260 MPN: D91480D Related Items: Editorial Review: Discount Shopping: First broadcast on HBO in June of 1998--shortly before the theatrical release of Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan--this World War II drama offers an equally intimate and devastating study of combat and its tragic aftermath. Set in Germany during the closing days of the war, the film uses a little-known episode of U.S. military history--the bloody battle of the Hurtigen Forest--as the backdrop for the story of a battle-weary private (Ron Eldard) who is the only surviving member of his platoon. Despite his request for dismissal on the grounds of mental disability and shell-shock, he is considered a promising soldier by his superiors, promoted to sergeant, and assigned to command a fresh platoon of young, inexperienced soldiers. The cycle of war continues, and the film ends as it began--with one soldier carrying a mortally wounded comrade from a scene of devastating loss. A veteran of several war films, director John Irvin emphasizes the gritty, physically exhausting realities of combat with keen attention to detail on location in Hungary. This film is decidedly downbeat (don't look for any Spielbergian uplift here), but its depiction of warfare is undeniably powerful, earning praise for Irvin and HBO for tackling such an uncompromising project. --Jeff Shannon Average Rating:
 Rating: - well actedWhen Trumpets fade is a well acted and well directed story that is sad in the loss of life that is now all but forgotten except for this film reminding us of the sacrifice. Up there with the best war films. Rating:  - When Trumpet FadeNot your standard war hero movie. Lots to think about, if you let yourself. Plenty of action, touched by fear and second guessing. I loved it. Rating: - Well DoneI am always very happy to see something created that is well done. In the same caliber as Saving Private Ryan, this movie takes you too the decisions made by a reluctant participant who eventually has to deal with his overall responsibility to himself, his country, and his men. Well done, Bravo Rating: - Another HBO Home Run!This movie, together with "The Lost Battalion", demonstrates that HBO excels at producing hard hitting, historically accurate movies, making the point that, in our history, we have sent some very brave men on a fool's errand, and they have paid dearly for it, while acquitting themselves honorably. In this case, the setting is the Hurtgen Forest in WW II, and the protagonist is a seasoned private, with a natural gift for combat skills, but a primary focus on self-survival. Events will ... Read More Rating: - A Sleeper War MovieI read a few reviews of When Trumpets Fade recently and figured it would probably be worth the six dollar asking price. It most definitely was. This has become one of my favorite WWII films. I would actually place it ahead of The Big Red One, Saving Private Ryan, and Enemy at the Gates when comparing it to other modern war epics. When Trumpets Fade obviously had a much lower budget than the other films I'm comparing it to, but every dollar made it to the screen. This movie really has nice attention ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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