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3.2Based 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.
Released: 1986-05-1693 minDir: Philippe MoraDrama, History, War, Crime
Cast
- James Coburn as Maj. Patrick Dannenberg
- Bill Hunter as Det. Sgt. Adams
- Reb Brown as Pvt. Edward J. Leonski
- Maurie Fields as Det. Sgt. Martin
- Max Fairchild as Major William Fricks
- Belinda Davey as Margot Saunders
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1986 crime drama films1986 English-language films1986 filmsAustralian crime drama filmsAustralian films based on actual eventsAustralian historical drama filmsAustralian serial killer filmsAustralian World War II filmsCultural depictions of prime ministers of AustraliaEnglish-language crime drama filmsEnglish-language historical drama films