Death of a Soldier (1986)
May 16, 1986Release Date

Plot.
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Cast & Crew.

James Coburn
Maj. Patrick Dannenberg

Bill Hunter
Det. Sgt. Adams

Reb Brown
Pvt. Edward J. Leonski

Maurie Fields
Det. Sgt. Martin

Max Fairchild
Major William Fricks

Belinda Davey
Margot Saunders

Randall Berger
Pvt. Anthony Berger

Michael Pate
Major General Sutherland

Jon Sidney
General Douglas MacArthur

Nell Johnson
Maisie

Pippa Wilson
Singer in Boomerang Bar

Kim Rushworth
Band in Bar

John McTernan
Col. Williams

Earl Francis
Police Doctor

Ron Pinnell
Mr. Harmon

Len Kaserman
Maj. Gen. Eichelberger

John Cottone
Maj. Gen. R.G. Marshall

Lisa Aldenhoven
Girl #1 in Bar

Nigel Bradshaw
Sgt. Rothberger

Anthea Roordink
Girl on Bar

Mary Charleston
Pauline Thompson

Chris Connelly
Jim Smith

Robin Harrison
Philip Raymond

Peter Hosking
Billy

Dave Gray
Piano Player in Brothel

Ian Shrives
Australian Digger

David Arnett
GI Sergeant

Malcolm Lomax
GI with Knife

Jeannette Leigh
Wilma Smith

Frank Thring
Religious Speaker

Don White
GI on Train

Paul Michael Young
GI on Train

Bill Fozzard
Officer on Train

Burt Cooper
Australian Officer

Jon Craig
US Officer

Rowena Mohr
Mary Henry

Simon Hughes
Const. Wilson

Kath Gordon
Girl Kissing GI in Doorway

Paul Russell
GI Kissing Girl in Doorway

Nicci Lane
Stripper in Bar

Tim Hughes
Dave - Detective in Bar

Gennie Nevinson
Gladys Hosking

John F. Howard
Latrine GI

David Frezza
Provost Sergeant

Duke Bannister
Col. Spencer Eddy

John Murphy
Army Psychiatrist

Brian Adams
Court-Martial President

Arthur Sherman
US Army Prosecutor

Ken Wayne
Law Officer

John Benton
Signals Sergeant

Patrick Frost
Signal Captain

John Higgins
US Staff Major

Anna Peacock
Post Office Clerk #1

Antoinette Byron
Post Office Clerk #2

Paul Karo
Opposition MP

Terence Donovan
John Curtin

Elizabeth Crockett
MacArthur's Secretary

Geoff Parry
GI at Hanging

Perry Atfield
US Provost

Jasper Bagg
GI on Train (uncredited)

Mark Clarke
Army Soldier (uncredited)

Rebecca Dines
Jane Evans (uncredited)

Carol Hitchcock
Woman with Wig (uncredited)

David Hannay
Producer

William L. Nagle
Producer / Screenplay

Allan Zavod
Music

Louis Irving
Cinematography

John Scott
Editor

Geoff Richardson
Production Design / Art Direction

Jill Eden
Set Decoration

Alexandra Tyson
Costume Designer

Philippe Mora
Director

Lance W. Reynolds
Co-Producer

Oscar Scherl
Executive Producer

Richard Tanner
Executive Producer

Deryck De Niese
Makeup Artist / Makeup Designer

Michelle Lowe
Makeup Artist

Stephen Mahoney
Hairstylist

Brian Pearce
Special Effects

Peter Culpan
Third Assistant Director

Brian Giddens
First Assistant Director

Hamish McSporran
Second Assistant Director
Media.

Details.
Release DateMay 16, 1986
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 33m
Content RatingR
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This Movie Is About.
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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).