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.
Acting
Ron Eldard's exhausted, cornered-rat performance is criminally underrated.
Direction
John Irvin strips war of glory—just mud, blood, and bad decisions.
Director
John Irvin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
HBO buried this release—it premiered with almost zero marketing despite John Irvin's 'Hamburger Hill' pedigree.
The film deliberately echoes Audie Murphy's story in reverse: Murphy was a hero who played himself; Eldard plays a man terrified of becoming one.
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