When Trumpets Fade
Promoted against his will, a U.S. soldier (Ron Eldard) learns about survival, bravery and morality in World War II Germany.
When Trumpets Fade is a 1998 HBO war film directed by John Irvin and starring Ron Eldard, Frank Whaley, Zak Orth, and Dylan Bruno. First presented on June 27, 1998, Produced by John Kemeny and written by W.W. Vought, it is set during the World War II Battle of Hürtgen Forest, in the autumn of 1944.