Movie
The Fourth War
Released: January 12, 1990 (1990)
Runtime: 91 minutes
Genres: Drama, Thriller
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Harry Dean Stanton as Gen. Hackworth
Age at release: 63
- Roy Scheider as Col. Jack Knowles
Age at release: 57
- Jürgen Prochnow as Col. Valachev
Age at release: 48
- Tim Reid as Lt. Col. Clark
Age at release: 45
- Dale Dye as Sergeant Major
Age at release: 45
- Lara Harris as Elena
Age at release: 27
- David Palffy as Gawky Soldier
Age at release: 20
- William MacDonald as MP Corporal
Age at release: Unknown
- Neil Grahn as Needle-Nose Soldier
Age at release: Unknown
- Ron Campbell as Young US Soldier
Age at release: Unknown
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- Roman Podhora as Czech Guard #1
Age at release: 20
- Richard Durven as Young Soldier
Age at release: Unknown
- Harold Hecht Jr. as Dwayne
Age at release: Unknown
- Alice Pesta as Hannelore
Age at release: Unknown
- Henry Kope as Mayor
Age at release: Unknown
- Guy Buller as Czech Guard
Age at release: Unknown
- George Scholl as Innkeeper
Age at release: Unknown
- Garry Galinsky as Red Private #1
Age at release: Unknown
- Gary Spivak as Red Private #3
Age at release: Unknown
- Yefim Korduner as Red Army Major #1
Age at release: Unknown
- Kent McNeill as US Private #1
Age at release: Unknown
- Brian Warren as MP & Wide Soldier
Age at release: Unknown
- Joseph Vrba as Czech Guard #2
Age at release: Unknown
- Gordon Signer as Bavarian Farmer
Age at release: Unknown
- Lilo Bahr as Innkeeper's Wife
Age at release: Unknown
- Claus Diedrich as Frontier Police Capt.
Age at release: Unknown
- Kyle Maschmeyer as Villager #1
Age at release: Unknown
- Kurt Darmohray as Villager #2
Age at release: Unknown
- Igor Burstyn as Czech Tower Guard
Age at release: Unknown
- Matus Ginzberg as Puppeteer
Age at release: Unknown