Death of a Soldier (1986)
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.
Where to watch Death of a Soldier
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| United Kingdom | Tubi TV, Plex, Filmtap | Amazon Video | Amazon Video |
| Canada | FlixFling, Midnight Pulp | FlixFling | FlixFling |
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| Germany | Plex, Filmtap | Amazon Video | Amazon Video |
| France | Plex, Filmtap | — | — |
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What is Death of a Soldier about?
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. Death of a Soldier is a Drama, History, War, Crime movie, released on 1986-05-16, runtime 93 minutes.
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In the United States, Death of a Soldier streams on FlixFling and Midnight Pulp and can be rented from Amazon Video and Fandango At Home. The table on this page lists 9 more countries. Movie World also lists online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Philippe Mora
Cast
- James Coburn as Maj. Patrick Dannenberg
- Bill Hunter as Det. Sgt. Adams
- Reb Brown as Pvt. Edward J. Leonski
- Maurie Fields as Det. Sgt. Martin
- Max Fairchild as Major William Fricks
- Belinda Davey as Margot Saunders
- Randall Berger as Pvt. Anthony Berger
- Michael Pate as Major General Sutherland
- Jon Sidney as General Douglas MacArthur
- Nell Johnson as Maisie
- Pippa Wilson as Singer in Boomerang Bar
- Kim Rushworth as Band in Bar
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