With an all-star cast led by Ethan Hawke, Gary Sinise, Kevin Dillon and Peter Berg, A Midnight Clear is a classic war movie that has won critical acclaim and a cult following.As the end of World War II approaches a group of American soldiers are assigned to watch activity amidst the stark snow covered landscape of the French-German border and soon discover a battle weary enemy reluctant to fight. As Christmas approaches the two sides begin to communicate, establish some common ground and even sing carols together. They agree to fake a battle so the Germans can be captured... without bloodshed or loss of honour. But things are never that simple in war.Based on the novel by William Wharton. [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play With an all-star cast led by Ethan Hawke Gary Sinise Kevin Dillon and Peter Berg A Midnight Clear is a classic war movie that has won critical acclaim and a cult following As the end of World War II approaches a group of American soldiers are assigned to watch activity amidst the stark snow covered landscape of the French-German border and soon discover a battle weary enemy as reluctant to fight as they are With common ground established the German platoon offer to be &39;captured&39; and a phony battle is staged to save honour However a tragic misunderstanding has devastating consequences in this powerful depiction of war&39;s insanity Based on the novel by William Wharton Actors Ethan Hawke Gary Sinise Kevin Dillon Peter Berg Arye Gross Frank Whaley John C McGinley Larry Joshua David Jensen Curt Lowens Rachel Griffin Timothy S Shoemaker Kelly Gately Bill Osborn & Andre Lamal Director Keith Gordon Certificate 15 years and over Year 1992 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages English - Dolby Digital (51) Duration 1 hour and 44 minutes (approx)
Tense WWII drama in which a group of American soldiers arrange a mutually-beneficial truce with a German platoon only for circumstances to overtake them. Led by Will Knott (Ethan Hawke), a group of young American soldiers, including Avakian (Kevin Dillon) and 'Mother' (Gary Sinise), are sent into the French countryside with the directive to keep an eye out for enemy activity. When they do stumble upon Germans, however, they behave like anything other than enemies - waving a white flag and begging to be taken prisoner to avoid fighting in their homeland's final offensive. As the rival soldiers spend Christmas together at a remote farmhouse a genuine bond develops between them, but the divisions of their countries may yet undermine their friendship...
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