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The Court Martial of Major Keller (1961)

The Court Martial of Major Keller poster
Directed by
Ernest Morris
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 09m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

During World War Two, a British army major is court-martialed for murdering his superior officer. He is the sole witness to the killing, and the court must determine what really happened.

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What happens

The Court Martial of Major Keller is a 1961 British second feature ('B') film directed by Ernest Morris and written by Brian Clemens. It stars Laurence Payne, Susan Stephen and Austin Trevor. The film recounts the court martial for murder of Major Keller, a British army officer during the Second World War. He is charged with killing his superior officer, but he remains the only witness as to what happened and why. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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