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''When Trumpets Fade'' is a 1998 HBO [[World War Two]] film directed by John Irvin (''[[Hamburger Hill]]''), the script of which was discovered by Steven Spielberg (who directed [[Saving Private Ryan|that other 1998 WWII movie]] and produced [[Band of Brothers (TV)|those]] [[The Pacific|other]] HBO WWII series). Set during the Battle of the Hurtgen Forest in November 1944, the film underlines its heavy casualties and relative obscurity (compared to the subsequent [[Battle of the Bulge]]), but is [[Very Loosely Based On a True Story|not based on specific details of the campaign.]] Instead it follows the [[Character Development]] of antihero Sergeant Manning, whose [[How to Survive A War Movie|attempts to escape the battle]] ironically only [[Badass Unintentional|expose his competence]] and lead him into [[Surprisingly Elite Cannon Fodder|escalating exploits]].