When Trumpets Fade

Director: John Irvin John Irvin

Overview

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.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/30/2013
UPC:	0883316791677
Original Release:	1998
Rating:	R
Source:	Hbo Archives
Language:	English
Time:	1:32:00
Sales rank:	45,710

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Ron Eldard	Manning
Frank Whaley	Chamberlain
Zak Orth	Sanderson
Martin Donovan	Captain Pritchett,Bobby
Dan Futterman	Despin
Dwight Yoakam	Lieutenant Colonel
Devon Gummersall	Lonnie
Steven Petrarca	Baxter
Dylan Bruno	Talbot
Timothy Olyphant	Lukas
Bobby Cannavale	Captain Zenek
Frank Kobe	German Sergeant
Andras Stohl	Wounded Soldier
Matthew Ruston Cooney	Driver
Peter Thomas	News Footage Narrator
Anthony Rapp	Actor
Geoffrey Burgon	Composer

Technical Credits

W.W. Vought

John Irvin	Director
W.W. Vought	Screenwriter
David I. Ginsberg	Executive Producer
Judy Hofflund	Executive Producer,Producer
John Kemeny	Producer
Joe Lombardi	Special Effects
Mindy Marin	Casting
Gavin Polone	Executive Producer,Producer
Bela Unger	Stunts
David R. Ginsburg	Producer,Executive Producer
Brian Simmons	Sound/Sound Designer