Death of a Soldier

Death of a Soldier

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

1.5/101h 33m1986
Death of a Soldier

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.

Genres

DramaHistoryWarCrime

Production Companies

Suatu Film Management LTD.

Additional Information

Original Title:Death of a Soldier
Original Language:English
Status:Released