The Lost Battalion

• Director: Russell Mulcahy
• Genre: War
• Movie Type: Combat Films, War Drama
• Themes: Military Life
• Main Cast: Rick Schroder
• Release Year: 2002
• Country: US
• Run Time: 100 minutes

Plot

Based on a true story, the made-for-cable feature The Lost Battalion is set in 1918 during the final months of WWI. Assigned to capture an enemy stronghold in Charlvaux at the height of the Argonne campaign, the men of the AEF 308th Battalion, 77th Division, are led by young American major Charles Whittlesey (Rick Schroder), an inexperienced but dedicated "citizen soldier." Totally cut off from the other allied troops, unaware of their vulnerability, and barraged by "friendly fire," the 500-plus men of the 308th bravely hold their position, suffering incredible losses and unspeakable deprivations in the process -- while the battalion's superior officers, far from the firing line, callously prepare to write off the men as expendable casualties. Fairly graphic and horrifying by basic-cable standards, The Lost Battalion was filmed on-location in Luxembourg, and made its American TV debut courtesy of the A&E Channel on December 2, 2001. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Rick Schroder - Major Charles Whittlesey

Credit

Russell Mulcahy - Director, David Gerber - Executive Producer, Richard Marvin - Composer (Music Score), Jonathan Freeman - Cinematographer, David Madden - Producer, Tom Reeve - Producer, Lisa Demberg - Producer, David Gerber - Producer, Avi Noam Levy - Producer, Romain Schroder - Producer, Jim Carabatsos - Screenwriter

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