When Trumpets Fade
- Movies
- 1998-06-27
- EN
- Released
- 2h 35m
- US
- Drama - War - TV Movie
Production
HBO, Citadel Entertainment
Tagline
In the heat of battle not all soldiers can be heroes.
Storyline
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.
