Death of a Soldier
movie
The obscenity of war. The brutality of murder. The travesty of justice.
Released May 16, 1986
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.
Cast
James Coburn
as
Maj. Patrick Dannenberg
Bill Hunter
as
Det. Sgt. Adams
Reb Brown
as
Pvt. Edward J. Leonski
Maurie Fields
as
Det. Sgt. Martin
Max Fairchild
as
Major William Fricks
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Belinda Davey
as
Margot Saunders
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Randall Berger
as
Pvt. Anthony Berger
Michael Pate
as
Major General Sutherland
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Jon Sidney
as
General Douglas MacArthur
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Nell Johnson
as
Maisie
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Pippa Wilson
as
Singer in Boomerang Bar
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Kim Rushworth
as
Band in Bar
Crew
David Hannay
as
Producer
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John Scott
as
Editor
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William L. Nagle
as
Producer
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Jill Eden
as
Set Decoration
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Alexandra Tyson
as
Costume Designer
Louis Irving
as
Cinematography
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Geoff Richardson
as
Production Design
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Geoff Richardson
as
Art Direction
Allan Zavod
as
Music
Philippe Mora
as
Director
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William L. Nagle
as
Screenplay
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Richard Tanner
as
Executive Producer