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Sotilaan kuolema

Original title: Death of a Soldier
  • 1986
  • R
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
258
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Sotilaan kuolema (1986)
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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... Read allBased 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 th... Read allBased 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 pre... Read all

  • Director
    • Philippe Mora
  • Writer
    • William L. Nagle
  • Stars
    • James Coburn
    • Bill Hunter
    • Reb Brown
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    258
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Philippe Mora
    • Writer
      • William L. Nagle
    • Stars
      • James Coburn
      • Bill Hunter
      • Reb Brown
    • 13User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    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
    • (as Maurice Fields)
    Max Fairchild
    Max Fairchild
    • Maj. William Fricks
    Belinda Davey
    • Margot Saunders
    Randall Berger
    Randall Berger
    • Pvt. Anthony Gallo
    Michael Pate
    Michael Pate
    • Maj. Gen. Sutherland
    Jon Sidney
    • Gen. Douglas MacArthur
    Nell Johnson
    • Maisie
    Pippa Wilson
    • Singer in Boomerang Bar
    Kim Rushworth
    • Band in Bar
    John McTernan
    • Col. Williams
    • (as John McTiernan)
    Earl Francis
    • Police Doctor
    Ron Pinnell
    • Mr. Harmon
    Len Kaserman
    • Maj. Gen. Eichelberger
    John Cottone
    • Maj. Gen. R.G. Marshall
    Lisa Aldenhoven
    Lisa Aldenhoven
    • Girl #1 in Bar
    • Director
      • Philippe Mora
    • Writer
      • William L. Nagle
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    • Trivia
      This movie is based on the true story of the murders of three Melbourne women by a US Army private stationed near the city during World War II. The series of killings are known as The Brown-Out Murders while the killer, Pvt. Eddie Leonski, was known as "The Brownout Strangler" or "The Brownout Murderer". "Brown-out" was a term used during the war when people would dim the lights in their houses to reduce the chances of enemy airplanes using them as a "beacon" for aerial bombing. At the time of the murders, Melbourne was in the thick of brown-out, in which the streets were dark and shadowy.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Spoony Experiment: Death of a Soldier (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Sentimental Dreams
      music by Allan Zavod
      lyrics by Marty Fields
      sung by Kerrie Biddell
      published by Filmtrax PLC

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    The Man in the Middle
    This appears to be a remake of the older film: The Man in the Middle. The war time alliance is uneasy. Australians are in the war by one vote. They are concerned with national defence and recalled their troops from North Africa. In the midst of the angst, an American misfit kills an Australian.

    The defen(s)e is intended to be pro forma.

    I did like the older movie MAN IN THE MIDDLE and the Howard Fast Book upon which it was based.

    I wish more Australian films like this circulated in the US.
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    • deanofrpps
    • Dec 15, 2002

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    • Release date
      • December 4, 1986 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sotilaan tuomio
    • Filming locations
      • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • Production company
      • Suatu Film Management
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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