''The Great War'' is a 2019 American war drama film written and directed by Steven Luke and starring Bates Wilder, Hiram A. Murray,

Billy Zane William George Zane Jr. (born February 24, 1966) is an American actor. His breakthrough role was in the Australian film ''Dead Calm (film), Dead Calm'' (1989), a performance that earned him a nomination for the Chicago Film Critics Association, ...

and

Ron Perlman Ronald N. Perlman (born April 13, 1950) is an American actor. His credits include the roles of Amoukar in ''Quest for Fire (film), Quest for Fire'' (1981), Salvatore in ''The Name of the Rose (film), The Name of the Rose'' (1986), Vincent in th ...

Plot

In the closing days of the

First World War World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

, a young Army captain (Bates Wilder) is tasked by the American commander, General John J. Pershing (Ron Perlman), with rescuing a regiment of African-American soldiers trapped behind enemy lines. In doing so, he confronts not only the perils of the mission, but the racism of many of the white soldiers towards their Black comrades-in-arms.

Cast

*Bates Wilder as Captain William Rivers *Aaron Courteau as Sergeant Allistor Richardson *Hiram A. Murray as Private John Cain *

as Colonel Jack Morrison *

as General John J. Pershing *Edgar Damatian as Private Cardinni *Judah McFadden as Private Pinchelli *Andrew Stecker as Corporal Anson Kirby *Cody Fleury as Private O'Malley *Jeremy Michael Pereira as Captain A.J. Stevens

Reception

The film has rating on

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References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Great War, The (2019 film) 2019 films American war drama films American World War I films Saban Films films Western Front (World War I) films 2010s war drama films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films English-language war drama films