Death of a Soldier (1986)
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Subtitles for: Death of a Soldier (1986)
"The obscenity of war. The brutality of murder. The travesty of justice."
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.
| Rate | ★ 3.8/10 (4 votes) |
| Genre | Drama History War Crime |
| Duration | 1h 33m |
| Country | Australia |
| Release | 16 May 1986 |
| Language | EN |
| Director | Philippe Mora |
| Keywords | australia general world war ii military court based on true story colonel trial major murder melbourne, australia serial killer sergeant capital punishment soldier true crime prosecutor diplomacy legal drama |
| IMDb | tt0092858 ↗ |
| Type | Movie Released |
Cast
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James Coburn
Maj. Patrick Dannenberg
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Bill Hunter
Det. Sgt. Adams
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Reb Brown
Pvt. Edward J. Leonski
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Maurie Fields
Det. Sgt. Martin
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Max Fairchild
Major William Fricks
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Belinda Davey
Margot Saunders
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Randall Berger
Pvt. Anthony Berger
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Michael Pate
Major General Sutherland
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Jon Sidney
General Douglas MacArthur
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Nell Johnson
Maisie
