A Midnight Clear

Apr 24, 1992

1h 48m

★ 6.5

At the frontlines of life, near the end of innocence, came the beginning of manhood.

Overview

In 1944 France, an American Intelligence Squad locates a German Platoon wishing to surrender rather than die in Germany's final war offensive. The two groups of men, isolated from the war at present, put aside their differences and spend Christmas together before the surrender plan turns bad and both sides are forced to fight the other.

Genres

Drama

War

History

Production Companies

Beacon Communications

A&M Films

Interstar

A Midnight Clear Trailers

Cast

Bud Miller

Peter Berg

Mel Avakian

Kevin Dillon

Stan Shutzer

Arye Gross

Will Knott

Ethan Hawke

Vance 'Mother' Wilkins

Gary Sinise

Paul 'Father' Mundy

Frank Whaley

Major Griffin

John C. McGinley

Lieutenant Ware

Larry Joshua

Sergeant Hunt

David Jensen

Older German Soldier

Curt Lowens

Janice

Rachel Griffin

Eddie

Tim Shoemaker

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