5.8Summary
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.
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- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
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Not for laughs, comfort or warmth.
Cast
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James CoburnMaj. Patrick Dannenberg
Bill HunterDet. Sgt. Adams
Reb BrownPvt. Edward J. Leonski
Maurie FieldsDet. Sgt. Martin
Max FairchildMajor William Fricks
Randall BergerPvt. Anthony Berger
Michael PateMajor General Sutherland
Lisa AldenhovenGirl #1 in Bar
Chris ConnellyJim Smith
Peter HoskingBilly
Frank ThringReligious Speaker
Tim HughesDave - Detective in Bar
Gennie NevinsonGladys Hosking
John MurphyArmy Psychiatrist
Ken WayneLaw Officer
Patrick FrostSignal Captain
Antoinette ByronPost Office Clerk #2
Terence DonovanJohn Curtin
Jasper BaggGI on Train (uncredited)
Carol HitchcockWoman with Wig (uncredited)
Crew
- Directed by
- Philippe Mora
- Written by
- William L. Nagle
- Produced by
- David Hannay, William L. Nagle
- Music by
- Allan Zavod
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Facts
May 16, 1986 · 1 h 33 min · R
- Released
- May 16, 1986
- Runtime
- 1 h 33 min
- Age rating
- R
- Content
- Violence
- Genres
- Drama, History, War, Crime
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- Australia
- Available in
- 139 countries
- Keywords
- based on true story