Death of a Soldier (1986)
- Directed by
- Philippe Mora
- Genre
- drama film, crime film
- Country
- Australia
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 3.2 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
During World War Two an American soldier in Australia murders several women. The case leads to a military trial that strains relations between the two countries.
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What happens
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 of 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 Actor in a Supporting Role (Maurie Fields). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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