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.
Cast
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
Neil Grahn
Needle-Nose Soldier
Ernie Jackson
Knowles Driver
Ron Campbell
Young US Soldier
John Dodds
Defector
Richard Durven
Young Soldier
Harold Hecht Jr.
Dwayne
Alice Pesta
Hannelore
Gregory A. Gale
Communications Corporal
Henry Kope
Mayor
Guy Buller
Czech Guard
George Scholl
Innkeeper
Garry Galinsky
Red Private #1
Ed Soibelman
Red Private #2
Gary Spivak
Red Private #3
Yefim Korduner
Red Army Major #1
Brent Woolsey
Red Army Major #2
Kent McNeill
US Private #1
Brian Warren
MP & Wide Soldier
Roman Podhora
Czech Guard #1
Joseph Vrba
Czech Guard #2
Gordon Signer
Bavarian Farmer
Lilo Bahr
Innkeeper's Wife
Claus Diedrich
Frontier Police Capt.
Kyle Maschmeyer
Villager #1
Kurt Darmohray
Villager #2
Igor Burstyn
Czech Tower Guard
Matus Ginzberg
Puppeteer
Boris Novogrudsky
Aide to Valachev
Tom Kelly
Sports Announcer
Larry Laverty
Aide to Hackworth (uncredited)
Crew
John Frankenheimer
Director
Stephen Peters
Screenplay, Novel
Kenneth Ross
Screenplay
Robert F. Shugrue
Editor
Mary Rosen
Assistant Editor
Cheryl Burke
Assistant Editor
Gerry Fisher
Director of Photography
Phil Hetos
Color Timer
Don French
First Assistant Director
Howard Rothschild
Second Assistant Director
Julia Done
Third Assistant Director
Nancy Gullett
Assistant Production Coordinator
Lynne Bespflug
Production Coordinator
William Stuart
Executive Producer
Sam Perlmutter
Executive Producer
Wolf Schmidt
Producer
Harold Jack Bloom
Associate Producer
Frank C. Spolar
Associate Producer
Robert L. Rosen
Line Producer, Second Unit Director
Alan Manzer
Production Design
David Crone
Camera Operator
Armin Matter
Camera Operator
James Head
First Assistant Camera
Perry Hoffman
First Assistant Camera
Dan Heather
Second Assistant Camera
Jim Stacey
Second Assistant Camera
Rex Cooley
Dolly Grip
Don Miernecki
Camera Trainee
Dale H. Jahraus
Camera Trainee
Bette Chadwick
Casting
Jaci Majer
Extras Casting
Rhonda Grayson
Assistant Extras Casting
Joanne Hansen
Costume Supervisor
Gilbert Loe
Costume Supervisor
Ray Summers
Costume Design
Allen Hosick
Costumer
B.J. Elliott
Costumer
Rose Johnson
Costumer
Iloe Flewelling
Hairstylist
Louis Lazzara
Makeup Supervisor
Al Magallon
Makeup Supervisor
J. Barry Herron
Second Unit Director of Photography
Joe Thornton
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Mike Le Mare
Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor
Anthony Palk
Sound Effects Editor
Uri Katoni
Assistant Sound Editor
Michael Rafferty
Assistant Sound Editor
Grover B. Helsley
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Doug E. Turner
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John Wilkinson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
George Tarrant
Sound Mixer
James Dean Fisher
Foley Artist
John Post
Foley Artist
Karola Storr
Foley Editor
Troy Porter
Foley Mixer
Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
Ron Williams
Chief Lighting Technician
Jim Gregor
Lighting Technician
T. Dean Merrells
Lighting Technician
Grant Burdette
Special Effects
Lee Routly
Special Effects Assistant
Maurice Routly
Special Effects Assistant
Bill Conti
Original Music Composer
Ken Johnson
Music Editor
Steve Livingston
Music Editor
Dennis Pugh
Transportation Captain
Cy Barry
Transportation Coordinator
Marilyn Moyer
Production Accountant
Patricia Compton
Assistant Accountant
Mary Goose
Assistant Accountant
Greg Jacobs
Dialogue Editor
Ed Soibelman
Dialogue Coach
George Griffiths
Standby Painter
Gary Clayton Ripley
Painter
Janice Blackie-Goodine
Set Decoration
Sean Blackie
Set Dresser
Tedd Kuchera
Set Dresser
Ken Wills
Set Dresser
John Gregor
Set Dresser
Darryl Elliott
Set Dresser
Alfred A. Arndt
Construction Coordinator
Dean Goodine
Props
Bruce Hosick
Props
Bob Akester
Still Photographer
Karen Bédard
Script Supervisor
Renate Schneuer
Script Supervisor
Warren Simmons
Carpenter
Murray Ord
Location Manager
Neale Joudrie
Assistant Location Manager
Guy Bews
Stunts
Tom Bews
Stunts
Tom Eirikson
Stunts
Jim Finkbeiner
Stunts
Wayne Fullerton
Stunts
Jason Glass
Stunts
Reg Glass
Stunts
Tom Glass
Stunts
Tony Morelli
Stunts
Jacob Rupp
Stunts
Greg Schlosser
Stunts
Brent Woolsey
Stunts, Stunt Coordinator
Tim A. Davison
Stunts
Allan Graf
Stunt Coordinator
Arthur Shippee
Property Master
Ivan Hawkes
Best Boy Grip
Fred Lucky
Production Illustrator
Tom D. May
Key Grip
Leonard Schmidt
Grip
Gordon Schmidt
Grip
Les Kimber
Production Manager, Unit Production Manager
Dianne Jolly
Seamstress
Rod Merrells
Generator Operator
Mary Hosick
Craft Service
Brenda Cooley
Craft Service
Braden Wright
Publicist
Rick Roberts
Art Direction
Heather Meehan
Production Secretary
Jack Eskew
Orchestrator
William Kidd
Orchestrator
Randy Schrader
Greensman
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