Cold War adversaries Col. Jack Knowles and his Russian counterpart, Col. Valachev, are stationed on opposite sides of the German-Czech border. Both men are responsible for a group of troops in their remote settings, and both have been shaped by their combat experiences and a shared aversion to their superiors' ways of doing things. After a defector is killed, things escalate into a full-fledged battle with serious geopolitical ramifications.

Roy Scheider
Col. Jack Knowles

Jürgen Prochnow
Col. Valachev

Tim Reid
Lt. Col. Clark

Lara Harris
Elena

Harry Dean Stanton
Gen. Hackworth

Dale Dye
Sergeant Major

William MacDonald
MP Corporal

David Palffy
Gawky Soldier
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Release Date
March 8, 1990
Runtime
1h 31m
Rating
R
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Director
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