Death of a Soldier (1986)

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Death of a Soldier on IMDb 5.3/10 160 votes

Released:
1986-05-16

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.

Director:
Philippe Mora

Runtime:
1h 33min

Genre:
Drama, History, War, Crime

  • 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