A Midnight Clear
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| Directed by | Keith Gordon |
| Produced by | Bill Borden Dale Pollock |
| Written by | William Wharton (novel) Keith Gordon (screenplay) |
| Starring | Ethan Hawke Gary Sinise Peter Berg Kevin Dillon |
| Music by | Mark Isham |
| Cinematography | Tom Richmond |
| Editing by | Don Brochu |
| Studio | Beacon Communications A&M Enterprises |
| Distributed by | Sovereign Pictures Interstar Home Video |
| Release date(s) | April 24, 1992 |
| Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5 million |
| Box office | $1,526,697 |
A Midnight Clear is a 1992 American war film directed by former actor Keith Gordon with an ensemble cast featuring Ethan Hawke, Gary Sinise, Peter Berg, Kevin Dillon, and Arye Gross. Set towards the end of World War II, the film tells the story of an American intelligence unit which finds a German platoon that wishes to surrender.
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Synopsis [edit]
In France in December, 1944, an American Intelligence squad locates a German platoon in the Ardennes, 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 each other.
Cast [edit]
- Peter Berg as Bud Miller
- Kevin Dillon as Mel Avakian
- Arye Gross as Stan Shutzer
- Ethan Hawke as Will Knott
- Gary Sinise as Vance 'Mother' Wilkins
- Frank Whaley as Paul 'Father' Mundy
- John C. McGinley as Major Griffin
- David Jensen as Sergeant Hunt
- Larry Joshua as Lieutenant Ware
Critical reception [edit]
The film received mostly positive reviews, with an 88% favorable rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 26 reviews.[1] The Washington Post reviewer lauded it as "a war film completely unlike any other, a compelling accomplishment that's more soul than blood and bullets."[2] Vincent Canby of the New York Times praised the film's solid construction, concluding that "In A Midnight Clear, just about everything works."[3]
Awards and nominations [edit]
- Nominations
- 1993 Independent Spirit Award – Best Screenplay for Keith Gordon
References [edit]
- ^ "A Midnight Clear Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
- ^ "'A Midnight Clear'". The Washington Post. 1992-05-01. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
- ^ Canby, Vincent (April 24, 1992). "Movie Reviews - A Midnight Clear". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
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