Starring: Rick Schroder, Phil McKee, Jamie Harris, Jay Rodan, Adam James (II) Directed By: Russell Mulcahy Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Label: A&E Home Video Number of Items: 1 Region Code: 1 Release Date: January 29, 2002 Running Time: 100 minutes Theatrical Release Date: December 02, 2001
Amazon.com: The true World War I story of an American unit that was surrounded by German troops and pounded mercilessly for days (at times even by its own artillery) is vividly portrayed in this made-for-television film starring Rick Schroder. Playing a patrician New York City lawyer commissioned a major and sent into combat, Schroder commands a battalion composed of New York wiseacres as well as so-called "apple knockers" from the West. The plot is straightforward (and will be familiar to those who know World War I history), but the film rises above what could have been a clichéd telling of the story of Major Whittlesey and his heroic men. The action sequences, shot tightly with hand-held cameras, owe a debt to Saving Private Ryan, and the surreal horror of World War I, in which armies killed with machine guns yet communicated by carrier pigeon, is conveyed very well. --Robert J. McNamara
The Lost Battalion A well done historical film that is accurate in almost all details. If you are a military buff this film will not disappoint. The film is fast paced and draws you into the gritty action of WW I fighting. Cut and isolated inside German lines the Battalion must fight with every thing that it can muster. One of the best WWI films if not the very best.
how could they make this junk? The true story of the Lost Battalion is an amazing tale, far more so than this schlock. Historically, this is a poor retelling. They also screw around and do lots of incorrect uniforms, insignia, equipment and in general alter relaity to make it "a cool story" on a low budget.
You want to know what really happened? go read "Finding the Lost Battalion.
This does no justice to the men who were there, who deserve far better than this poorly written and produced cheap production. Charles Whittlesey is a hero of mine. A man to be respected for both his wartime serivce and the price he paiud afterwards. THIS is not Whittlesey.
I do not think I have ever been more disapointed by a film. Go watch What Price Glory if you want to see some WW1 stuff, or either version of all quiet on the western front.
Lose No Time, buy this at Once Every bit as good as I remember it from when it first appeared on television. Rick Shroder is fantastic and all the characters have depth and believability. The back and forth between the enlisted men, the genuine love they have for one another, reminds me of my relationships with my comrades in Vietnam.
This is a very poignant telling of a true tale, a tale of how individual courage and commitment to one's comrades, bring meaning to what otherwise would have been an awful waste of life in a war of Trench warefare where wasted lives were the norm.
Outstanding Saw this movie first on the A&E network. Just came across it channel surfing. After watching a part I looked til it was on again and watched the whole thing. It was outstanding. Rick Schroder is excellent in this performance. This is a story of a battle largely unheard of in the history books.
Lost Battalion I haven't seen many movies about World War I in recent years. This one is a reasonably accurate depiction of the period and definitely worth watching.
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