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At the frontlines of life, near the end of innocence, came the beginning of manhood.
In 1944 France, an American Intelligence Squad locates a German Platoon wishing to surrender rather than die in Germany's final war offensive. The two groups of men, isolated from the war at present, put aside their differences and spend Christmas together before the surrender plan turns bad and both sides are forced to fight the other.
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Nov 25, 2021 · via TMDB
_**Christmas is near on the snowy Western Front in WW2**_ In the beginning stages of the Battle of the Bulge in 1944, a reconnaissance patrol is sent ahead in the Ardennes forest on the border of France and Germany where they encounter some German soldiers. Who will survive to celebrate Christmas? “A Midnight Clear” (1992) is an obscure artistic WW2 movie focusing on a patrol in the wintery sylvan landscapes of the Battle of the Bulge. It’s more realistic than the surreal “Castle Keep” (1969), but it reminds me a little of that arty flick. While a couple of scenes could’ve been more convincingly executed and some elements of the story are unlikely or weird, it’s almost an exact recounting of author William Wharton’s actual experiences (he wrote the 1982 novel the script was based on). Director/scriptwriter Keith Gordon desperately wanted to plainly state “This is a true story” at the beginning, but the lawyers wouldn’t allow it. As such, the supposed disclaimer during the end credits is vaguely worded for legal reasons. Speaking of Keith, you may remember him as the protagonist in “Jaws 2” (1978) and, especially, “Christine” (1982). In any case, I appreciated the wintery war ambiance in the woods with cast members from “Platoon” (Kevin Dillon and John C. McGinley), “Dead Poets Society” (Ethan Hawke) and “Forrest Gump” (Gary Sinise). I also liked the inventive approach, the music, and the depiction of this handful of young men united in a struggle of life and death. While the middle starts to get a little tedious and questionable there is a turning point and, from there, the film is quite compelling. The film closes with a haunting rendition of "It Came upon a Midnight Clear" by Sam Phillips as the credits scroll. I felt moved and reflected. The movie runs 1 hour, 48 minutes, and was shot in the Park City area of north-central Utah. GRADE: B
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Peter Berg
Bud Miller
Kevin Dillon
Mel Avakian
Arye Gross
Stan Shutzer
Ethan Hawke
Will Knott
Gary Sinise
Vance 'Mother' Wilkins
Frank Whaley
Paul 'Father' Mundy
John C. McGinley
Major Griffin
Larry Joshua
Lieutenant Ware
Curt Lowens
Older German Soldier
Tim Shoemaker
Eddie
Tom Richmond
Director of Photography
Steve M. Davison
Stunt Coordinator
Norman Howell
Stunts
Keith Gordon
Director
Armyan Bernstein
Executive Producer
Marc Abraham
Executive Producer
Tom Rosenberg
Executive Producer
Bill Borden
Producer
Mark Isham
Original Music Composer
David Parker
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Keith Gordon
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The Pianist
Operation Mincemeat
The Apartment
Casablanca
Das Boot
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Judgment at Nuremberg
Japan's War in Colour
The Great Escape
The Mauthausen Resistance
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Fanny and Alexander
Who's Singin' Over There?
The Last Emperor
Fascism in Colour
David Harum
Enemy at the Gates
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
The Elementary School
Last Holiday
A Blind Hero: The Love of Otto Weidt
A Bridge Too Far
The Diary of Anne Frank
Love Actually
The English Patient
Monsieur Batignole
The Nativity Story
A Christmas Carol
Escape to Victory
The Assault
Requiem
Sirius
The Cardinal
Sunshine
Shooting War
Mr. Kingstreet's War
Up Periscope
The Victors
The Mothman Prophecies
Beyond Words
Force 10 from Navarone
13 Rue Madeleine
South Pacific
Riders in the Sky
Christmess
White Clouds
The Most Beautiful
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Naughty or Nice
Glass Chin
Red Lodge
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Shooting Dogs
The World Will Tremble
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Warhorse One
King Rat
Escape from Sobibor
Casualties of War
Sometimes in April
Cross of Iron
The Beast of War
Born on the Fourth of July
Defiance
Flags of Our Fathers
Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan
The Stanford Prison Experiment
Danny Boy
The Devil's Double
When Trumpets Fade
Men in War
The Grey Zone
Hamburger Hill
The Last Vermeer
Ike: Countdown to D-Day
Triumph of the Spirit
Fort Bliss
Jacknife
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Saints and Soldiers
Walking with the Enemy
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