A Midnight Clear (1992)
At the frontlines of life, near the end of innocence, came the beginning of manhood.
Director: Keith Gordon · Writer: Keith Gordon
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.
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Director
Keith Gordon
Cast
Peter Berg
Bud Miller 
Kevin Dillon
Mel Avakian 
Arye Gross
Stan Shutzer 
Ethan Hawke
Will Knott 
Gary Sinise
Vance 'Mother' Wilkins 
Frank Whaley
Paul 'Father' Mundy 
John C. McGinley
Major Griffin 
Larry Joshua
Lieutenant Ware 
David Jensen
Sergeant Hunt 
Curt Lowens
Older German Soldier
Rachel Griffin
Janice 
Tim Shoemaker
Eddie User Reviews (1)
_**Christmas is near on the snowy Western Front in WW2**_ In the beginning stages of the Battle of the Bulge in 1944, a reconnaissance patrol is sent ahead in the Ardennes forest on the border of France and Germany where they encounter some German soldiers. Who will survive to celebrate Christmas? “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. While a couple of scenes could’ve been more convincingly executed and some elements of the story are unlikely or weird, it’s almost an exact recounting of author William Wharton’s actual experiences (he wrote the 1982 novel the script was based on). Director/scriptwriter Keith Gordon desperately wanted to plainly state “Thi…
