However, it's a shame that this film was only made for cable instead of being given a fair chance to gain some attention at the box office. What this film has in common with the previous movies is that one or some of the characters are cynical or determined to survive. Director John Irvin, who is no stranger to making effective and intelligent war films ("Hamburger Hill", "The Dogs of War") and turning raw talent into top-notch, has made another classic here. The performances here are nothing short of excellent, the battle scenes are well-executed, and Thomas Burstyn's photography isn't only gloomy, it also hides some unexpected surprises from Germans to mines, that are hidden in the ground. Title (Brazil): "Quando os Bravos se Calam" ("When the Braves Silence")Ī tense and unforgiving war epic that follows David Manning (Ron Eldard), an American soldier in World War II who tries to get a discharge for being mental unstable although his superior officer, Captain Roy Pritchett (Martin Donovan) who immediately promotes him to be the squad leader of a platoon where all the members are new and inexperienced. A must-see movie, recommended for audiences who look for raw and naked true story, with magnificent interpretations and direction. The battle scenes are amazingly real, showing shattered bodies or man losing parts of their bodies. The soldiers are moved by the instinct of survival, and not by patriotism like other movies usually present. Based on a true story, the Hurtgen Forest Battle, where 24,000 soldiers died, this film shows, without any clemency or romance, how stupid a war is. "When Trumpets Fade" is a great surprise: totally unknown in Brazil, without any publicity, it is indeed an excellent war movie. After a new battle, when he destroys the German cannons, he is promoted to lieutenant. He joins a new company trying to get a medical waive, and although having difficulties to respect his superiors, he is promoted to sergeant due to his leadership and instinct of survival. David Manning (Ron Eldard) is the only man of his company to survive a battle in the woods. In 1944, in Hurtgen Forest in the border of Belgium, Pvt.
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