Death of a Soldier
# The obscenity of war. The brutality of murder. The travesty of justice.
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available:
English
📆 Date Released:
1986-05-16
⌚ Running Time:
93 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
1.5
Beloved Cast
Maj. Patrick Dannenberg
James Coburn
Det. Sgt. Adams
Bill Hunter
Pvt. Edward J. Leonski
Reb Brown
Det. Sgt. Martin
Maurie Fields
Major William Fricks
Max Fairchild
Margot Saunders
Belinda Davey
Pvt. Anthony Berger
Randall Berger
Major General Sutherland
Michael Pate
General Douglas MacArthur
Jon Sidney
Maisie
Nell Johnson
Singer in Boomerang Bar
Pippa Wilson
Band in Bar
Kim Rushworth
Col. Williams
John McTernan
Police Doctor
Earl Francis
Mr. Harmon
Ron Pinnell
Maj. Gen. Eichelberger
Len Kaserman
Maj. Gen. R.G. Marshall
John Cottone
Girl #1 in Bar
Lisa Aldenhoven
Sgt. Rothberger
Nigel Bradshaw
Girl on Bar
Anthea Roordink
Pauline Thompson
Mary Charleston
Jim Smith
Chris Connelly
Philip Raymond
Robin Harrison
Billy
Peter Hosking
Piano Player in Brothel
Dave Gray
Australian Digger
Ian Shrives
GI Sergeant
David Arnett
GI with Knife
Malcolm Lomax
Wilma Smith
Jeannette Leigh
Religious Speaker
Frank Thring
GI on Train
Don White
GI on Train
Paul Michael Young
Officer on Train
Bill Fozzard
Australian Officer
Burt Cooper
US Officer
Jon Craig
Mary Henry
Rowena Mohr
Const. Wilson
Simon Hughes
Girl Kissing GI in Doorway
Kath Gordon
GI Kissing Girl in Doorway
Paul Russell
Stripper in Bar
Nicci Lane
Dave - Detective in Bar
Tim Hughes
Gladys Hosking
Gennie Nevinson
Latrine GI
John F. Howard
Provost Sergeant
David Frezza
Col. Spencer Eddy
Duke Bannister
Army Psychiatrist
John Murphy
Court-Martial President
Brian Adams
US Army Prosecutor
Arthur Sherman
Law Officer
Ken Wayne
Signals Sergeant
John Benton
Signal Captain
Patrick Frost
US Staff Major
John Higgins
Post Office Clerk #1
Anna Peacock
Post Office Clerk #2
Antoinette Byron
Opposition MP
Paul Karo
John Curtin
Terence Donovan
MacArthur's Secretary
Elizabeth Crockett
GI at Hanging
Geoff Parry
US Provost
Perry Atfield
GI on Train (uncredited)
Jasper Bagg
Army Soldier (uncredited)
Mark Clarke
Jane Evans (uncredited)
Rebecca Dines
Woman with Wig (uncredited)
Carol Hitchcock
