

When Trumpets Fade
Heroes are born when bullets fly,when earth explodes,when cannons roar...When trumpets fade
In WWII Western Germany, Private David Manning reluctantly leaves behind a mortally wounded fellow soldier and searches for survivors from his platoon, only to learn from commanding officer Captain Pritchett that they have all been killed in action. Despite requesting a discharge on the grounds of mental disability, Manning is promoted to sergeant and assigned to lead a new platoon of young inductees.
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- Language
- English
- france
- nazi
- world war ii
- infantry
- us army
- europe
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United States of America
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United StatesUS
- TheatricalR27 Jun 1998
United KingdomGB
- Premiere15Video1 May 1999
- Physical15DVD6 Jun 2011
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1627 Jul 1998
GreeceGR
- Theatrical1515 Oct 1998
NetherlandsNL
- Premiere1227 Jun 1998
South KoreaKR
- Physical1517 Sept 1998
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When Trumpets Fade was released on 27 June 1998.
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1- W7/10
Wuchak
10/24/2025
**_A few days of the Battle of Hurtgen Forest in November’s gloom_** Released in 1998, the events take place entirely in the woods along the border of Belgium and Germany in 1944. This makes the movie one-dimensional, unlike, say, “The Big Red One,” which took place in no less than six different countries in the Mediterranean and Europe. Everything looks authentic and the hardships are well detailed, as well as…
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