A Midnight Clear (1992)
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88% of critics liked it
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78% of users liked it
(3,413 ratings)
Based on a novel by William Wharton, A Midnight Clear is set in the Adriennes Forest in December of 1944. A group of American GIs, all of whom have been together a bit too long, cling to the vestiges of their peacetime interests to remain sane. None are brilliant soldiers, though Will Knot Ethan… More Based on a novel by William Wharton, A Midnight Clear is set in the Adriennes Forest in December of 1944. A group of American GIs, all of whom have been together a bit too long, cling to the vestiges of their peacetime interests to remain sane. None are brilliant soldiers, though Will Knot Ethan Hawke is the one who exhibits the strongest leadership qualities. Billeted at a chateau, the soldiers begin hearing strange noises emanating from a graveyard, the handiwork of a group of mischievous German soldiers. The two enemy camps draw closer to one another as Christmas approaches, due in great part to the influence of GI Vince "Mother" Wilkins Gary Sinise. A sudden, impulsive hostile act results in the wholesale -- and unnecessary -- slaughter of the German soldiers. Though the exteriors are convincingly mid-European, the film was actually lensed in Utah. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Keith Gordon
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
R,
- In Theaters
- Apr 24, 1992 Wide
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
This fable about the futility of the war benefits not only from fine performances but an intelligent and literate offscreen narration that enhances the movie's conceptual integrity.
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Derek Adams, Time Out
The performances are uniformly excellent as the film moves inexorably towards bloody confrontation and spiritual reckoning.
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Vincent Canby, New York Times
In A Midnight Clear, just about everything works.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
...It's a good film, and Gordon is uncanny in the way he suggests the eerie forest mysteries that permeate all of the action.
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Hal Hinson, Washington Post
...Gordon shows the kind of filmmaking talent that creates genuine excitement.
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Cast
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Peter Berg
as Bud Miller
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Kevin Dillon
as Mel Avakian
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Arye Gross
as Stan Shutzer
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Ethan Hawke
as Will Knott
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Gary Sinise
as Vince "Mother" Wilkins
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Frank Whaley
as "Father" Mundy
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Larry Joshua
as Lieutenant Ware
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Dave Jensen
as Sergeant Hunt
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Curt Lowens
as German Soldier
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Rachel Griffin
as Janice
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Kelly Gately
as Young Hero German
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Andre Lamal
as German
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John C. McGinley
as Major Griffin
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Bill Osborn
as American Sentry
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Timothy S. Shoemaker
as Eddie
