When Trumpets Fade
1998
Rated R
· ⭐ 6.7 · Votes: 102
“In the heat of battle not all soldiers can be heroes.”
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.