The Lost Battalion (2001)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

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

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.

• Released: 2001-12-02
• Genres: History, Drama, War, TV Movie
• Runtime: 1h 32m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 149 votes

Directed by Russell Mulcahy.

Top cast

• Ricky Schroder as Maj. Charles W. Whittlesey
• Phil McKee as Capt. George McMurtry
• Jamie Harris as Sgt. Gaedeke
• Jay Rodan as Lt. Leak
• Adam James as Capt. Nelson Holderman
• Daniel Caltagirone as Pvt. Phillip Cepeglia
• Michael Goldstrom as Pvt. Jacob Rosen
• André Vippolis as Pvt. Frank Lipasti
• Rhys Miles Thomas as Pvt. Robert Yoder
• Arthur Kremer as Pvt. Abraham Krotoshinsky

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Lost Battalion

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video

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