Death of a Soldier

Death of a Soldier

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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. The real person who did this was Eddie Leonski.

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Cast: Belinda Davey, Bill Hunter, James Coburn, Jon Sidney, Maurie Fields, Max Fairchild, Michael Pate, Nell Johnson, Randall Berger, Reb Brown
Director: Philippe Mora
Genre: Crime, Drama, War
Country: Australia
Release Year: 1986
IMDB Rating: 5.9 (297 votes)
TMDB Rating: 1.5 (2 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes: 0%
Runtime: 1h 33m
Release Date: 1986-05-16
Awards: Awards, 2 nominations total
Tagline: The obscenity of war. The brutality of murder. The travesty of justice.

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