The Sound of War
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The Sound of War too: When heroes die |
| Original title | When Trumpets Fade |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1998 |
| length | 95 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
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| Director | John Irvin |
| script | WW Vought |
| production | John Kemeny |
| music | Geoffrey Burgon |
| camera | Thomas Burstyn |
| cut | Ian Crafford |
| occupation | |
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When Trumpets Fade (Alternate title: When heroes die, Original title: When Trumpets Fade ) is a television anti-war film with Ron Eldard , directed by John Irvin . The film takes place in World War II and deals with the struggle for survival of a US infantry unit during the battle in the Hürtgenwald in autumn 1944.
Summary of the plot
The Allies launched at the Western Wall - also known as Siegfried Line - at Hürtgen fierce resistance of the Germans. The battle is ruthless. The US soldier Manning actually only has one thing in mind: come home safe and sound. As the only survivor of his unit, however, he was promoted without further ado and had to prove his courage again with a ragged troop in extreme operations behind the enemy line.
action
November 1944. The film begins with a scene in which Private Manning from the 28th Infantry Division is dragging his friend and comrade from the front towards the field hospital on his back through a bombed forest. The wounded man screams in pain and can no longer walk, which is why Manning encourages him. Manning has to take a break one kilometer from the hospital. The wounded man doesn't want to go any further. Manning, however, has to or wants to get home safe. So he cannot leave his friend alone. Manning shoots the wounded man.
When Manning arrives at a field hospital, he is greeted by the paramedic Chamberlain and taken to the main camp. Manning is employed by Cpt. Pritchett is expecting. Pritchett names Manning sergeant because he is the only one left in his unit. Manning doesn't really want to take on that responsibility, but Pritchett doesn't accept the refusal.
Manning's new job is to lead a scouting party of inexperienced recruits behind enemy lines to gather information about the enemy.
In the course of the film, Manning and his squad destroyed a 8.8 cm flak position . Because of this success, he was promoted to lieutenant and ultimately destroyed two German Panzer IV with the help of a group of volunteers .
He is badly wounded in the process. Pvt. Sanderson carries him - like Manning himself did his comrades at the beginning of the film - to the nearest hospital. Likewise, there are almost identical dialogues here as in the opening scene, whereupon Manning guesses what follows and has to laugh at this irony .
He dies from his injuries.
Reviews
"A first-class ticket for a trip to hell"
“Effectively and realistically staged war film that focuses on the psychological well-being of the soldiers, with the plight of the American troops at the center of the film. "
Awards
- 3 nominations
- ASC Award (1999);
- Golden Reel Award (1999)
for the best dialogues, for the best sound effects
- 2 awards
- Silver FIPA (1999)
- Golden Space Needle Award (1998, 3rd place)
Trivia
- Special effects expert Joe Lombardi died while working on this film. Among other things, he had proven his skills in The Godfather Part 1 and Part 2 , as well as Apocalypse Now .
- The saying "Nobody dies / Nobody dies" is an allusion to Lewis Milestone's 1945 film Landing in Salerno (A Walk in the Sun) .
- The film does without Hollywood greats, but numerous actors have already appeared in series or in supporting roles in other films.
- The film was produced for HBO , which was also the case with the Band of Brothers .
- Most of the film was shot in Hungary.
Web links
- When Trumpets Fade in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- When Trumpets Fade on Rotten Tomatoes
Individual evidence
- ^ The Sound of War. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .