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A Midnight Clear is a 1992 American war drama film written and directed by Keith Gordon and starring an ensemble cast that features Ethan Hawke, Gary Sinise, Peter Berg, Kevin Dillon and Arye Gross. It is based on the novel by William Wharton.
The opening shots of “A Midnight Clear” have a clarity and force that linger, casting a spell over the entire movie. They show a group of young men in Jeeps, making their way through the deep snow in an almost primeval forest.
Set in 1944 France in the Ardennes forest, an American Intelligence squad locates a German platoon wishing to surrender rather than risk their lives in Germany's final war offensive. The two groups of men, temporarily isolated from the war, set aside their differences and share a Christmas celebration. The plan includes a mock battle that turns ...
A Midnight Clear (1992) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
In the winter of 1944, American soldiers led by Will Knott (Ethan Hawke) are assigned to capture a small squad of German soldiers posted in...
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"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.
Apr 24, 1992 · In 1944 France, an American Intelligence Squad locates a German Platoon wishing to surrender rather than die in Germany's final war offensive.
William Wharton’s autobiographical novel of World War II becomes a moving portrait of war’s madness in the microcosm of a small intelligence patrol on the German front in 1944.
With an all-star cast led by Ethan Hawke, Gary Sinise, Kevin Dillon and Peter Berg, "A Midnight Clear" is a powerful treatise on the insanity of war as battle-weary American and German soldiers face off in the waning days of World War II.
A Midnight Clear. In the midst of WW2 US GIs hold an isolated cabin in the Ardennes against a handful of Germans cut off from their main force. Combat-weary and short of rations, both sides are determined to survive. 473 IMDb 7.1 1 h 48 min 1992. X-Ray R. Drama · Suspense · Alienated · Serious.