Death of a Soldier

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

Duration: 93 min

Release date: 1986-05-16

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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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as Maj. Patrick Dannenberg

as Det. Sgt. Adams

as Pvt. Edward J. Leonski

as Det. Sgt. Martin

as Major William Fricks

as Margot Saunders

as Pvt. Anthony Berger

as Major General Sutherland

as General Douglas MacArthur

as Singer in Boomerang Bar

as Col. Williams

as Police Doctor

as Maj. Gen. Eichelberger

as Maj. Gen. R.G. Marshall

Lisa Aldenhoven

Lisa Aldenhoven

as Girl #1 in Bar

as Sgt. Rothberger

Anthea Roordink

Anthea Roordink

Mary Charleston

Mary Charleston

as Pauline Thompson

as Philip Raymond

as Piano Player in Brothel

as Australian Digger

as GI with Knife

Jeannette Leigh

Jeannette Leigh

as Religious Speaker

Paul Michael Young

Paul Michael Young

as Officer on Train

as Australian Officer

as Const. Wilson

as Girl Kissing GI in Doorway

as GI Kissing Girl in Doorway

as Stripper in Bar

as Dave - Detective in Bar

Gennie Nevinson

Gennie Nevinson

as Gladys Hosking

as Provost Sergeant

as Col. Spencer Eddy

as Army Psychiatrist

as Court-Martial President

as US Army Prosecutor

as Signals Sergeant

as Signal Captain

as US Staff Major

as Post Office Clerk #1

Antoinette Byron

Antoinette Byron

as Post Office Clerk #2

as Opposition MP

Terence Donovan

Terence Donovan

Elizabeth Crockett

Elizabeth Crockett

as MacArthur's Secretary

as GI at Hanging

as GI on Train (uncredited)

as Army Soldier (uncredited)

as Jane Evans (uncredited)

Carol Hitchcock

Carol Hitchcock

as Woman with Wig (uncredited)

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William L. Nagle

William L. Nagle

Alexandra Tyson

Alexandra Tyson

Costume Designer

Geoff Richardson

Geoff Richardson

Production Design

Geoff Richardson

Geoff Richardson

William L. Nagle

William L. Nagle

Executive Producer

Special Effects

Lance W. Reynolds

Lance W. Reynolds

Deryck De Niese

Deryck De Niese

Makeup Designer

Third Assistant Director

Hamish McSporran

Hamish McSporran

Second Assistant Director

Deryck De Niese

Deryck De Niese

Executive Producer

Stephen Mahoney

Stephen Mahoney

First Assistant Director

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