Movie

Death of a Soldier

1986 · 93 min

A somber, methodical courtroom drama that weighs the horror of murder against the cold machinery of military justice.

Tagline: The obscenity of war. The brutality of murder. The travesty of justice.
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Justice, war, morality, madness
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
war
morality
madness
power
Places: big city
military
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild