
In 1918 in World War I, in the Meuse-Argonne Sector in France, the former New York lawyer and Major Charles White Whittlesey is assigned by Gen. Robert Alexander to a massive suicidal attack against the German forces in the Argonne Forest with his five-hundred-man battalion. However, the forces supposed to be giving support through the flanks retreat and the communications with the headquarter of the 77th American Division are cut. Major Wittlesey holds his position with his ... (Full plot summary below)
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In 1918 in World War I, in the Meuse-Argonne Sector in France, the former New York lawyer and Major Charles White Whittlesey is assigned by Gen. Robert Alexander to a massive suicidal attack against the German forces in the Argonne Forest with his five-hundred-man battalion. However, the forces supposed to be giving support through the flanks retreat and the communications with the headquarter of the 77th American Division are cut. Major Wittlesey holds his position with his men, mostly Irish, Polish, Italian and Jewish immigrants from New York, surrounded by the German army. Without food, water, ammunition and medical supplies, only two hundred men survive after five days of siege.
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| User ReviewJoe SA very well made movie. I saw this in history class and my teacher, just to keep kids interested gave them a character from the battalion to follow through the course of the movie. I was the Polish guy. |
| User ReviewBill NIn terms of story, this movie ranks with "Once We were Soldiers" and "Band of Brothers"... Thanks to this movie "the forgotten war" is not so forgotten... |
| User ReviewBrett HA really good, little known war movie depicting a surrounded American battalion in WWI. If you like war movies, I suggest you watch this sometime. |
| User ReviewMatthew Ythe best of the best of the greatest of all world war movies even any war movie |
| User ReviewJohn HI really good war film. Rick Schroeder does a great job in his role. I really wish there were more movies about World War One. |
| User ReviewJ.J. WWhat a great movie, I am glad I found this one. |
| User ReviewJeffrey BOne of the best war movies I have ever seen. Good action, plot and history! |
| User ReviewAnthony AThis is an amazing war film! This is the Saving Private Ryan of World War I films! Really enjoyed this film. |
| User ReviewBean DLoved this film. One of those masterpieces that slips in under the radar and amazes you. Great direction, casting and acting. |
| User ReviewErin J"Mom always was telling me I needed some place to hang up my hat." This was such a great movie! Violent but sooooooo good! Great acting, and such a great story. It was great to learn about WW1 and this one battalion that lost like 300 men in a matter of days trying to survive was 24/7. It was violent but I guess thats war. It was really really good though. |