Death of a Soldier

May 16, 1986

1h 33m

★ 1.5

The obscenity of war. The brutality of murder. The travesty of justice.

Overview

Based on a true story, James Coburn portrays a military lawyer assigned to defend a confessed psychotic killer. Set in the context of WWII and the uneasy US-Australian military alliance. The accused killer claims to have killed 3 women in order to possess their voices. Despite the defense lawyer's concerns that the killer is not fit to stand trial, the US military presses forward with the case and its desire to have the killer executed in order to strengthen the shaky alliance.

Genres

Drama

History

War

Crime

Production Companies

Suatu Film Management LTD.

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Cast

Maj. Patrick Dannenberg

James Coburn

Det. Sgt. Adams

Bill Hunter

Pvt. Edward J. Leonski

Reb Brown

Det. Sgt. Martin

Maurie Fields

Major William Fricks

Max Fairchild

Margot Saunders

Belinda Davey

Pvt. Anthony Berger

Randall Berger

Major General Sutherland

Michael Pate

General Douglas MacArthur

Jon Sidney

Maisie

Nell Johnson

Singer in Boomerang Bar

Pippa Wilson

Band in Bar

Kim Rushworth

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