The Lost Battalion
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The Lost Battalion

Caught between two lines of fire, the Germans gave them two options: surrender or die. They chose a third.

6.8 / 10 2001 1h 32mNR English
HistoryDramaWarTV Movie

Storyline

Fact-based war drama about an American battalion of over 500 men which gets trapped behind enemy lines in the Argonne Forest in October 1918 France during the closing weeks of World War I.

Cast & Crew

Rick Schroder

Rick Schroder

Maj. Charles W. Whittlesey

Lead
Phil McKee

Phil McKee

Capt. George McMurtry

Jamie Harris

Jamie Harris

Sgt. Gaedeke

Jay Rodan

Jay Rodan

Lt. Leak

Adam James

Adam James

Capt. Nelson Holderman

Daniel Caltagirone

Daniel Caltagirone

Pvt. Phillip Cepeglia

Michael Goldstrom

Michael Goldstrom

Pvt. Jacob Rosen

André Vippolis

André Vippolis

Pvt. Frank Lipasti

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Russell Mulcahy's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Lost Battalion is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker