Death of a Soldier
Death of a Soldier
Release: 1986-05-16
·Runtime: 93m
·★ 1.7
Drama
History
War
Crime
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.
Production Countries
Australia
Production Companies
Suatu Film Management LTD.
Cast
Reb Brown
as Pvt. Edward J. Leonski
John Murphy
as Army Psychiatrist
Ken Wayne
as Law Officer
Carol Hitchcock
as Woman with Wig (uncredited)
Terence Donovan
as John Curtin
James Coburn
as Maj. Patrick Dannenberg
Bill Hunter
as Det. Sgt. Adams
Maurie Fields
as Det. Sgt. Martin
Max Fairchild
as Major William Fricks
Lisa Aldenhoven
as Girl #1 in Bar
Michael Pate
as Major General Sutherland
Chris Connelly
as Jim Smith
Frank Thring
as Religious Speaker
Antoinette Byron
as Post Office Clerk #2
Jasper Bagg
as GI on Train (uncredited)
Peter Hosking
as Billy
Gennie Nevinson
as Gladys Hosking
Patrick Frost
as Signal Captain
Tim Hughes
as Dave - Detective in Bar
