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Death of a Soldier (1986)

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

Genre : Drama, History, War

Runtime : 1H 33M

Director : Philippe Mora

Synopsis

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.

Actors

James Coburn
James Coburn
Maj. Patrick Dannenberg
Bill Hunter
Bill Hunter
Det. Sgt. Adams
Reb Brown
Reb Brown
Pvt. Edward J. Leonski
Maurie Fields
Maurie Fields
Det. Sgt. Martin
Max Fairchild
Max Fairchild
Major William Fricks
Belinda Davey
Belinda Davey
Margot Saunders
Randall Berger
Randall Berger
Pvt. Anthony Berger
Michael Pate
Michael Pate
Major General Sutherland
Jon Sidney
Jon Sidney
General Douglas MacArthur
Nell Johnson
Nell Johnson
Maisie
Pippa Wilson
Pippa Wilson
Singer in Boomerang Bar
Frank Thring
Frank Thring
Religious Speaker
Geoff Parry
Geoff Parry

Crews

Philippe Mora
Philippe Mora
Director
William L. Nagle
William L. Nagle
Writer
David Hannay
David Hannay
Producer
William L. Nagle
William L. Nagle
Producer
Allan Zavod
Allan Zavod
Music
Louis Irving
Louis Irving
Cinematography
John Scott
John Scott
Editor
Geoff Richardson
Geoff Richardson
Production Design
Geoff Richardson
Geoff Richardson
Art Direction
Jill Eden
Jill Eden
Set Decoration
Alexandra Tyson
Alexandra Tyson
Costume Designer

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