Death of a Soldier

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Death of a Soldier

"The obscenity of war. The brutality of murder. The travesty of justice."

1986

1h 33m

1.5(2 votes)

Drama

History

War

Crime

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.

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63 members

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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

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Pippa Wilson

Singer in Boomerang Bar

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Kim Rushworth

Band in Bar

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John McTernan

Col. Williams

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Earl Francis

Police Doctor

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Ron Pinnell

Mr. Harmon

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Len Kaserman

Maj. Gen. Eichelberger

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John Cottone

Maj. Gen. R.G. Marshall

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Lisa Aldenhoven

Girl #1 in Bar

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Nigel Bradshaw

Sgt. Rothberger

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Anthea Roordink

Girl on Bar

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Mary Charleston

Pauline Thompson

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Chris Connelly

Jim Smith

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Robin Harrison

Philip Raymond

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Peter Hosking

Billy

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Dave Gray

Piano Player in Brothel

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Ian Shrives

Australian Digger

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David Arnett

GI Sergeant

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Malcolm Lomax

GI with Knife

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Jeannette Leigh

Wilma Smith

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Frank Thring

Religious Speaker

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Don White

GI on Train

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Paul Michael Young

GI on Train

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Bill Fozzard

Officer on Train

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Burt Cooper

Australian Officer

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Jon Craig

US Officer

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Rowena Mohr

Mary Henry

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Simon Hughes

Const. Wilson

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Kath Gordon

Girl Kissing GI in Doorway

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Paul Russell

GI Kissing Girl in Doorway

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Nicci Lane

Stripper in Bar

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Tim Hughes

Dave - Detective in Bar

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Gennie Nevinson

Gladys Hosking

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John F. Howard

Latrine GI

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David Frezza

Provost Sergeant

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Duke Bannister

Col. Spencer Eddy

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John Murphy

Army Psychiatrist

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Brian Adams

Court-Martial President

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Arthur Sherman

US Army Prosecutor

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Ken Wayne

Law Officer

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John Benton

Signals Sergeant

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Patrick Frost

Signal Captain

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John Higgins

US Staff Major

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Anna Peacock

Post Office Clerk #1

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Antoinette Byron

Post Office Clerk #2

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Paul Karo

Opposition MP

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Terence Donovan

John Curtin

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Elizabeth Crockett

MacArthur's Secretary

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Geoff Parry

GI at Hanging

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Perry Atfield

US Provost

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Jasper Bagg

GI on Train (uncredited)

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Mark Clarke

Army Soldier (uncredited)

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Rebecca Dines

Jane Evans (uncredited)

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Carol Hitchcock

Woman with Wig (uncredited)

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