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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Profanity Movie Release: 1998 DVD Release: 11/10/1998 Format: DVD Audio Tracks: English, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 32 mins Studio: HBO Home Video Members Wishing: 0 Genres: War, Combat Films, War Epic

John Irvin directed this gripping and effective WWII drama set amid the carnage and slaughter of the Hurtgen Forest battle when the Allies moved on toward Germany in the fall of 1944. Private Manning (Ron Eldard) hopes for a Section 8 switch away from the frontline combat, but when he's the only survivor of his platoon, Captain Pritchett (Martin Donovan) is so impressed he upgrades Manning to sergeant. This irritates Sgt. Talbot (Dylan Bruno) who views Manning as a coward. Manning is put in charge of a group of awkward recruits, including the clumsy Sanderson (Zak Orth), as the Allies prepare to take a key location, a well-defended bridge. Shown at the 1998 Seattle Film Festival, this television production had its HBO premiere on June 27, 1998. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide

Ron Eldard - Manning
Zak Orth - Sanderson
Frank Whaley - Chamberlain
Dylan Bruno - Sgt. Talbot
Martin Donovan - Capt. Pritchett

John Irvin's World War II drama When Trumpets Fade comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer that preserves the original broadcast aspect ratio of 1.33:1. English and Spanish soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital Surround. There are no subtitles, but the English soundtrack is closed-captioned. Supplemental materials are limited to biographies of the talented young cast that includes Martin Donovan, Ron Eldard, and Frank Whaley. This HBO/Rysher disc does a fine job of presenting this made-for-cable film. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide