Is When Trumpets Fade sad?

Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is When Trumpets Fade violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is When Trumpets Fade easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is When Trumpets Fade scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does When Trumpets Fade end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

When Trumpets Fade

Name: When Trumpets Fade
Genre: Drama, War, TV Movie
Released: 1998
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Ron Eldard, Zak Orth, Frank Whaley, Dylan Bruno, Devon Gummersall

Heroes are born when bullets fly,when earth explodes,when cannons roar...When trumpets fade

Directed by John Irvin

Produced by HBO, Citadel Entertainment

199895 min6.6 / 10

A grim WWII drama about a traumatized soldier forced into leadership, grappling with loss, duty, and the moral weight of sending young men to their deaths.

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.

Clusters

Trapped Heroes Fighting Back Consequences Of Wrongdoing Nazi Germany And Resistance Historical War Movies Military Movies

Genres

Drama War TV Movie

Keywords

France Nazi World War Ii Infantry Us Army Europe

Questions people ask

Is When Trumpets Fade sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is When Trumpets Fade violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is When Trumpets Fade easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is When Trumpets Fade scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Does When Trumpets Fade end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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