Death of a Soldier

IMDb 1.7 1986 • 93 min • DramaHistoryWarCrime

Director

Philippe Mora

Country

AU

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

James Coburn
James Coburn Maj. Patrick Dannenberg
Bill Hunter
Bill Hunter Det. Sgt. Adams
Reb Brown
Reb Brown Pvt. Edward J. Leonski
Maurie Fields
Maurie Fields Det. Sgt. Martin
Max Fairchild
Max Fairchild Major William Fricks