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Synopsis: 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.
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Director(s): Russell Mulcahy
Production: A&E Television Networks
  Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
TV-14
Year:
2001
92 min
1,815 Views


- Ten meters?

- Yes, ten at a time.

Do this all the way.

- What about the Germans?

- The boy knows what to do.

- You figure it out quickly.

- My people have not fought before.

We planned it that way.

You have never been in combat, right?

- Not in this one.

- That's why you go forward.

You will first

and have the most experience.

So you can give them orders.

Yes, it fits.

Does not it?

You'll be fine.

- Bayonets on!

- Bayonets on!

Come on!

Oh god...

Come on! Full speed ahead!

Continue!

Why move your troops to

do not, Colonel?

We have enemy contact along the entire front,

flanks must be ensured.

- The face strong opposition.

- Write down.

"Land being ingested, may only leave

on orders from headquarters!"

We should not drag us

we must forward.

Captain, flanks machine guns

and eliminate them.

Follow me! Come on.

Up there, you two.

Come.

If I can see it,

I can hit it.

- Where's the cowboy?

- He knows something.

He grew up with trees.

Have you seen trees before?

- At Union Square.

- They do not count. Come on.

Sweet Jesus...

Hold the position.

Run and to Lieutenant Leak,

he must bring the rest of the division.

The German headquarters.

Two American divisions

and a cuirassierdivision-

Attacking the three points here.

As expected

is French methodical.

Americans on the other hand is wild

and takes no account of the own losses.

Our reserves come.

About two hours the situation stabilized.

- What is the situation?

- Lflge our experience...

We know that Americans

is totally unpredictable.

- The retirerer not when they should.

- How uhensynsfuldt.

Americans do not leave

Argonne voluntarily.

We have to chase them out.

- Captain.

- Get ready to counterattack.

- We must keep the position.

- We do.

- What's your name?

- Lipasti, sir.

- Where did you learn to run like that?

- I ran home through an Irish neighborhood.

I had to run from one part

Irish confetti.

Well, my cousins

not got you with a brick.

- Follow you shall be my runs.

- Yes, sir.

Whittlesey have large losses.

He must retreat and regroup.

The General Alexander.

Why are attacking you?

We have no support on the flanks.

This is because the other lies ahead.

You delay the attack, Major.

- Move you!

- Are they on the flanks?

I gave a direct order, target should be

achieved regardless of casualties!

We must take the territory.

Sir, French

is not in front of Whittlesey.

They were stopped

by Giselle Stella-line.

He must complete

offensive center...

...the flanks can regroup.

Swersky, deck the dead soldiers.

- They must not be exposed.

- Yes.

We need more

medicine equipment, sir.

- Captain?

- I'm okay.

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