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
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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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    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