The Sergeant

IMDb 6.0 1968 • 108 min • DramaWar

Director

John Flynn

Country

US

Plot Summary

Master Sgt. Albert Callan is a war hero and a no-nonsense leader who reforms his previously mismanaged military base. Although Callan seems collected, he struggles as a closeted homosexual. When the sergeant becomes obsessed with his handsome clerk, Tom Swanson, he even disrupts the young man's relationship with his French girlfriend, Solange. Since Swanson isn't receptive to Callan's advances, it creates major tension between the two men.

Top Cast

Rod Steiger
Rod Steiger MSgt. Albert Callan
John Phillip Law
John Phillip Law Pfc. Tom Swanson
Ludmila Mikaël
Ludmila Mikaël Solange
Frank Latimore
Frank Latimore Capt. Loring
Elliott Sullivan
Elliott Sullivan Pop Henneken