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
Michael Pate
as Major General Sutherland
Frank Thring
as Religious Speaker
Terence Donovan
as John Curtin
Peter Hosking
as Billy
Lisa Aldenhoven
as Girl #1 in Bar
James Coburn
as Maj. Patrick Dannenberg
Bill Hunter
as Det. Sgt. Adams
Ken Wayne
as Law Officer
Jasper Bagg
as GI on Train (uncredited)
Carol Hitchcock
as Woman with Wig (uncredited)
Maurie Fields
as Det. Sgt. Martin
Tim Hughes
as Dave - Detective in Bar
Gennie Nevinson
as Gladys Hosking
Reb Brown
as Pvt. Edward J. Leonski
Antoinette Byron
as Post Office Clerk #2
John Murphy
as Army Psychiatrist
Chris Connelly
as Jim Smith
Patrick Frost
as Signal Captain
Max Fairchild
as Major William Fricks
