Forced March


1h 44m 1989

Brief Synopsis

Ben Kline is an American television star and a "bankable name" who is cast to portray the Hungarian writer and World War II hero Miklos Radnoti, whose journal of poems was found with his body, buried in one of Hungary's mass graves. Kline is the son of a Holocaust survivor and has long resented his

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1989
Production Company
MTV Networks
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Budapest, Hungary

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 44m

Synopsis

Ben Kline is an American television star and a "bankable name" who is cast to portray the Hungarian writer and World War II hero Miklos Radnoti, whose journal of poems was found with his body, buried in one of Hungary's mass graves. Kline is the son of a Holocaust survivor and has long resented his father's refusal to speak about the war. Now given the opportunity to play the role of a hero, but faced with the reality of a victim, the boundaries between truth and illusion begin to blur. Kline's idea of resistance begins to clash with his director, who rejects his impulses to fight back as unrealistic. How will Kline fulfill his role as Radnoti and what kind of legacy will he leave in the minds of the audience, who may come to know the Holocaust only by what they see in the movies?

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1989
Production Company
MTV Networks
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Budapest, Hungary

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 44m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Limited re-release in United States November 1, 2013

Released in United States Fall November 3, 1989

Released in United States May 1989

Released in United States September 15, 1989

Shown at Boston Film Festival September 15, 1989.

Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 1989.

Began shooting September 12, 1988.

Released in United States May 1989 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 1989.)

Released in United States September 15, 1989 (Shown at Boston Film Festival September 15, 1989.)

Completed shooting November 1988.

Limited re-release in United States November 1, 2013 (New York)

Released in United States Fall November 3, 1989