Soldier Jack, or The Man Who Caught Death in a Sack

Apr 1, 1989

0h 40m

★ 6.3

Wickety-wak, into my sack!

Overview

Adapted from an Appalachian Jack Tale set in the late 1940s, this tale follows a World War II veteran named Jack who, in return for an act of kindness, receives two magical gifts: a sack that can catch anything and a jar that can show whether a sick person will recover or die. Jack becomes a national hero when he rescues the president's daughter from a serious illness by capturing Death in his magic sack. However, after many years without Death in the world, Jack realizes that he has upset the natural order and releases Death to save humankind from perpetual old age and misery.

Genres

Fantasy

Production Companies

Davenport Films

Folkstreams.

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Cast

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Floyd King

Jack

Michael Heintzman

Beggar on Hill

Mark Jaster

Waitress

Nancy Robinette

Frightened Boy

Steve Monroe

Mr. Bliven

Tom Agner

Angry Doctor

Irwin Ziff

Devil

Gordon Weiss

Devil

Mark Jaster

Devil

Robert Chafitz

Bliven's Helper

Keith Fulwood

Bliven's Helper

Michael Levick

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