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Death of a Soldier(Movie, 1986)

1h 33min | Genres: Drama, History, War
Death of a SoldierRating: 1.0/5 (with 11 vote)
Death of a Soldier is a 1986 Australian historical crime drama film directed by Philippe Mora and starring James Coburn, Bill Hunter and Reb Brown. It dramatizes of the case of Eddie Leonski (Brown), an American soldier stationed in Australia who committed a string a serial killings in May 1942. The investigation and trial, which was conducted by U.S. military authorities instead of Australian civil ones, contributed to the development of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, but also inflamed Australian-American relations during the war. The film was released in Australia on 16 May 1986, to generally positive reviews. It received two AFI Award nominations - Best Actor in a Leading Role (Brown) and Best Actress in a Leading Role (Maurie Fields). ()
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Awards & Nominations for Death of a Soldier

AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

About Death of a Soldier

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.

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Additional Information

Production country: Australia
Original language: English (EN)
Translated into 2 languages: English (EN), French (FR)
Status: Released
Release date US: 05/16/1986
Director: Philippe Mora
Screenwriter: William Nagle
Film Editor: Jackie Scott
Composer: Allan Zavod

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