A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries

Sep 18, 1998

2h 7m

★ 6.1

The city of lights. A famous American author and the decade that changed a generation...forever.

Overview

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Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Merchant Ivory Productions

October Films

Capitol Films

British Screen Productions

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Cast

Bill Willis

Kris Kristofferson

Charlotte Anne 'Channe' Willis, Age 14

Leelee Sobieski

Mrs. Fortescue

Jane Birkin

Marcella Willis

Barbara Hershey

Candida

Dominique Blanc

Billy's Mother

Virginie Ledoyen

Billy Willis, Age 14

Jesse Bradford

Mamadou

Isaach de Bankolé

Mademoiselle Picot

Anne-Cécile Crapie

Schoolyard Tease

Anthony Decadi

Keith Carter

Harley Cross

Madame Beauvier

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