The Fourth War is a 1990 war drama film helmed by Stephen Peters. The movie follows two belligerent soldiers who enter into bitter confrontations and fights on the border of Czechoslovakia and Germany where they are stationed. It was released following the Cold War and captures the sentiments of opposing parties through the tale of these two characters.
Here’s how you can watch and stream The Fourth War via streaming services such as Amazon Prime Video.
Is The Fourth War available to watch via streaming?
Yes, The Fourth War is available to watch via streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Colonel Jack Knowles and Colonel Valachev are two adversary soldiers from the United States and the Soviet Union, respectively. Knowles is known for his aggressive personality which occasionally lands him in trouble. After he is stationed on the border of Germany and Czechoslovakia following the death of a guard, he sets out on a mission every night to locate and destroy his opponents’ installations. Soon, he meets his Soviet counterpart, Colonel Valachev with whom he engages in confrontations that escalate into fights.
The movie stars Roy Scheider as Col. Jack Knowles, Jurgen Prochnow as Col. Valachev, Lara Harris as Elena, Tim Reid as Lt. Col. Clark, and Harry Dean Stanton as Gen. Hackworth.
Watch The Fourth War streaming via Amazon Prime Video
The Fourth War is available to watch on Amazon Prime Video.
Amazon Prime Video offers a top-notch streaming experience to the viewers. It contains a wide variety of popular entertainment content like The Wheel of Time, Dead Ringers, Expats, Lore, and more. It has many subscription plans for the viewers.
You can watch via Amazon Prime Video by following these steps:
- Go to Amazon Prime Video
- Select ‘Sign in’ and ‘Create your Amazon account’
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- $8.99 per month for a standalone Prime Video membership
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The Fourth War’s official synopsis is as follows:
“Cold War adversaries Col. Jack Knowles and his Russian counterpart, Col. Valachev, are stationed on opposite sides of the German-Czech border. Both men are responsible for a group of troops in their remote settings, and both have been shaped by their combat experiences and a shared aversion to their superiors’ ways of doing things. After a defector is killed, things escalate into a full-fledged battle with serious geopolitical ramifications.”
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