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6.7/10   173 votes
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Writers:
Rebecca West (novel)
Hugh Whitemore (writer)
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Release Date:
14 February 1985 (USA) more
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Plot:
Kitty Baldry (Julie Chirstie) is a haughty society queen with a tunneled view of life. Kitty's complacency is rocked when her husband... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 nomination more
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Top talent working to enliven a stiff... more (8 total)

Cast

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Julie Christie ... Kitty Baldry

Glenda Jackson ... Margaret Grey

Ann-Margret ... Jenny Baldry

Alan Bates ... Chris Baldry

Ian Holm ... Doctor Anderson
Frank Finlay ... William Grey
Jeremy Kemp ... Frank
Hilary Mason ... Ward
John Sharp ... Pearson
Elizabeth Edmonds ... Emery
Valerie Whittington ... Beatrice
Patsy Byrne ... Mrs. Plummer
Amanda Grinling ... Alexandra
Edward de Souza ... Edward
Michael Cochrane ... Stephen
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for some violent images and language.
Runtime:
USA:99 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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This is the first film in the U.K. to be rated with the new PG certificate more

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Top talent working to enliven a stiff..., 30 December 2007
3/10
Author: moonspinner55 from redlands, ca

Chilly, alienating adaptation of Rebecca West's book about an Army Captain returning from duty in WWII with his memory impaired (now there's an original idea!). It seems he remembers old flame Glenda Jackson but not current wife Julie Christie, which should be enough to set off some emotional sparks. This extremely well-cast soaper brings together leading man Alan Bates with director Alan Bridges and co-stars Jackson, Christie, Ann-Margret, and Ian Holm, but the burners are all on low. There are a handful of good scenes (particularly whenever Jackson is on-screen), but Bridges' pacing is unrelievedly sluggish and the film's dulled-out color is enervating. Long on the shelf, this "Soldier" is best left forgotten. *1/2 from ****

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