Death of a Soldier

Death of a Soldier (1986)

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

  • Genre: Drama, History, War, Crime
  • Release Date: 1986-05-16
  • User Rating: 1.5/10 from 2 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 33min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Suatu Film Management LTD.
  • Production Country: Australia
  • Director: Philippe Mora
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Summary

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.

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  • 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

  • Belinda Davey

    as Margot Saunders

  • Randall Berger

    as Pvt. Anthony Berger

  • Michael Pate

    as Major General Sutherland

  • Jon Sidney

    as General Douglas MacArthur

  • Nell Johnson

    as Maisie

  • Pippa Wilson

    as Singer in Boomerang Bar

  • Kim Rushworth

    as Band in Bar

  • John McTernan

    as Col. Williams

  • Earl Francis

    as Police Doctor

  • Ron Pinnell

    as Mr. Harmon

  • Len Kaserman

    as Maj. Gen. Eichelberger

  • John Cottone

    as Maj. Gen. R.G. Marshall

  • Lisa Aldenhoven

    as Girl #1 in Bar

  • Nigel Bradshaw

    as Sgt. Rothberger

  • Anthea Roordink

    as Girl on Bar

  • Mary Charleston

    as Pauline Thompson

  • Chris Connelly

    as Jim Smith

  • Robin Harrison

    as Philip Raymond

  • Peter Hosking

    as Billy

  • Dave Gray

    as Piano Player in Brothel

  • Ian Shrives

    as Australian Digger

  • David Arnett

    as GI Sergeant

  • Malcolm Lomax

    as GI with Knife

  • Jeannette Leigh

    as Wilma Smith

  • Frank Thring

    as Religious Speaker

  • Don White

    as GI on Train

  • Paul Michael Young

    as GI on Train

  • Bill Fozzard

    as Officer on Train

  • Burt Cooper

    as Australian Officer

  • Jon Craig

    as US Officer

  • Rowena Mohr

    as Mary Henry

  • Simon Hughes

    as Const. Wilson

  • Kath Gordon

    as Girl Kissing GI in Doorway

  • Paul Russell

    as GI Kissing Girl in Doorway

  • Nicci Lane

    as Stripper in Bar

  • Tim Hughes

    as Dave - Detective in Bar

  • Gennie Nevinson

    as Gladys Hosking

  • John F. Howard

    as Latrine GI

  • David Frezza

    as Provost Sergeant

  • Duke Bannister

    as Col. Spencer Eddy

  • John Murphy

    as Army Psychiatrist

  • Brian Adams

    as Court-Martial President

  • Arthur Sherman

    as US Army Prosecutor

  • Ken Wayne

    as Law Officer

  • John Benton

    as Signals Sergeant

  • Patrick Frost

    as Signal Captain

  • John Higgins

    as US Staff Major

  • Anna Peacock

    as Post Office Clerk #1

  • Antoinette Byron

    as Post Office Clerk #2

  • Paul Karo

    as Opposition MP

  • Terence Donovan

    as John Curtin

  • Elizabeth Crockett

    as MacArthur's Secretary

  • Geoff Parry

    as GI at Hanging

  • Perry Atfield

    as US Provost

  • Jasper Bagg

    as GI on Train (uncredited)

  • Mark Clarke

    as Army Soldier (uncredited)

  • Rebecca Dines

    as Jane Evans (uncredited)

  • Carol Hitchcock

    as Woman with Wig (uncredited)
Directing Philippe Mora Director
Production David Hannay Producer
Production William L. Nagle Producer
Sound Allan Zavod Music
Crew Louis Irving Cinematography
Editing John Scott Editor
Art Geoff Richardson Production Design
Art Geoff Richardson Art Direction
Art Jill Eden Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Alexandra Tyson Costume Designer
Writing William L. Nagle Screenplay
Production Lance W. Reynolds Co-Producer
Production Oscar Scherl Executive Producer
Production Richard Tanner Executive Producer
Costume & Make-Up Deryck De Niese Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Deryck De Niese Makeup Designer
Costume & Make-Up Michelle Lowe Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Stephen Mahoney Hairstylist
Crew Brian Pearce Special Effects
Directing Peter Culpan Third Assistant Director
Directing Brian Giddens First Assistant Director
Directing Hamish McSporran Second Assistant Director

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