When Trumpets Fade (1998)

Taglines:

In the heat of battle not all soldiers can be heroes

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for graphic war carnage and strong language See all certifications »

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 June 1998 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Battaglia all'inferno See more »

Filming Locations:

Budapest, Hungary See more »

Production Co:

Citadel Entertainment, Home Box Office (HBO) See more »

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Runtime:

95 min  | UK: 92 min (DVD)  | UK: 88 min (video)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Black and White  | Color

Trivia

This film's closing epilogue states: "After nearly three months of heavy combat, the Allies took the Hurtgen Forest. More than 24,000 soldiers were killed and wounded in the battle. The Battle of the Bulge began only a few days later, leaving the campaign in the Hurtgen Forest largely forgotten today." See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: The Dragons teeth of the Siegfried line are not shown as they really were (and in numerous places still are today). 1) In the movie the line is build with four rows of teeth. In reality the line is build with five rows. 2) The teeth are in reality not made in one size as shown in the movie, but in 3 different sizes, where the first and last rows contain the biggest pillars, the middle three are middle sized, and woven in the last row you can find the smallest. 3) The rows are not placed exactly behind each other. If you would see them from above, you would see an angle in the middle. 4) The rows of pillars are also not build in one line. If you would look over a row from the side, you would see a zigzag of pillars. 5) The pillars in the movie are too close too each other. In reality, the area between two pillars is so big, you can park a car between them (as is done by the author of this comment on numerous occasions). See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator, news footage: August 1944. The outcome of the Second World War appeared to be no longer in doubt. Paris was liberated. After four years of fighting, victory against the Germans seemed assured. Since the Normandy landings, American and Allied forces had battled their way across northern Europe, and pushed the German enemy to within its own homeland.
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Connections

Referenced in Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"White Christmas"
Written by Irving Berlin
Performed by Bing Crosby See more »