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This entire film is one that should not be forgotten for its historical and psychological relevance. What I liked the most is how it shows how late in the second world war, US soldiers were often, if they had not done so already, their breaking points. The film displayed what war can turn someone into, where fear can cause valor, as is the case with the character Sanderson. The character of Manning was fascinating because he had only been in the conflict for a few days and he had already made his own opinions and options on the battlefield, and how he starts in the woods as a caring fellow, trying to save a wounded comrade, to being the instant battle hardened warrior he was when his squad was sent to take out the Flak 88 guns. I liked how this film gave an insight into what war does to people, and how during conflict they can be changed from average people into hardened-heartless warriors.

One line mostly sums up how I feel about this movie: it was the most realistic war movie I've ever seen. I tend to get agitated with unrealistic major Hollywood productions and their quests to bend or shape the truth as they see fit. I believe 'When Trumpets Fade' was probably the first war film I have seen which dared to display war as I imagine it to have occurred: atl east on the battle field. I cannot iterate enough how refreshing it was to see actual young men play soldiers, instead of the regular usage of men over the age of 35, requiring the viewer to imagine he's not long out of high school. Get a grip Hollywood! Viewers are not that stupid...Are you? Furthermore, I cannot iterate to you how sympathetic I felt towards watching these young men running through forest and river beds along side their fallen comrades who had realistically been ripped to pieces by enemy tank fire and land mines, etc. I'm quite a critic of Hollywood (how they get financed for the majority of junk produced I'll never understand), but this was one of those rare films which actually dragged me in with it's believeable and realistic production. You won't watch this film and feel as if you've wasted your time afterwards.

This movie had everything a war movie needs. It had dialog that fit into war well and it had action that was perfect for war. You could easily see the emotion of war because it was portrayed so well. The battle scenes had so much detail, it made it seem so real. The battle showed what soldiers had to do, even if they didn't want to. The movie showed facial expression that also showed emotion. The movie had action that also showed emotion. The dialog expressed other emotions of war. The one problem I had was the music urning some of the battles Overall it is a great movie that I would see again.

this little gem of a movie is fairly unknown.it tells the story of a World War II battle that is pretty much forgotten(but no less important)and overshadowed by other more famous battles.it's a gritty movie,with a rough unpolished look to it.there no big name superstars here either.this film has a more intimate personal feel to than many other war movies.the acting is first rate all around here,but Martin Donovan and Dwight Yoakam are real standouts.this movie is well worth the watch in my opinion.just like the battle it depicts,it may have been overshadowed by other war pictures with bigger budgets and bigger names,but this one is no less important.for me,When Trumpets Fade is a 9/10