"When Trumpets Fade" is a noble albeit low budget HBO film which tells of one of WWII's bloodier and all but forgotten battles; the battle for Hurtgen Forest. The film attempts to be a realistic representation of the carnage and horror of a battle where 24,000 American GI's died with some attention paid to the men who fought it, the focus of which is one enigmatic foot soldier played by Eldard. Although "WTF" may well be eclipsed by "Band of Brothers", a much more elaborate and in-dept WWII movie/series, the film nonetheless should be of interest to those who remember the war or have an interest in WWII history.
Review of When Trumpets Fade
When Trumpets Fade
(1998 TV Movie)
A noble, earnest HBO film memorialization of a bloody WWII battle
20 March 2002