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They aimed to build the ultimate fighting machine... they missed. - The Pentagon Wars
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Title: The Pentagon Wars

Release Date: 28 Feb 1998

Runtime: 1h 44m

Genre: Comedy, Drama, War, TV Movie

Director: HBO

Production Companies: HBO

Overview: From the director of “Made In America” and “The Money Pit” comes a hilarious look at one of the most expensive blunders in military history. Over 17 years and almost as many billion dollars have gone into devising the BFV (Bradley Fighting Vehicle). There's only one problem. . . it doesn't work.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.8 (60 votes)

Cast

  • General Partridge: Kelsey Grammer
  • Colonel James Burton: Cary Elwes
  • Sgt. Fanning: Viola Davis
  • Colonel J.D. Bock: John C. McGinley
  • Major William Sayers: Tom Wright
  • Sgt. Benjamn Dalton: Clifton Powell
  • Spec-4 Granger: Dewey Weber
  • Colonel Smith: Richard Schiff
  • Jones: J.C. MacKenzie
  • Casper Weinberger: Richard Benjamin
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