Death of a Soldier (1986)
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. The real person who did this was Eddie Leonski.Death of a Soldier featuring James Coburn and Bill Hunter is free on Tubi, free on VUDU, and available for rent or purchase on Prime Video. It's a crime and drama movie with an average IMDb audience rating of 5.7 (252 votes).
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#835 Ranked in Serial Killer Movies
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#4459 Ranked in War Movies
Death of a Soldier has an average IMDb audience rating of 5.7 (252 votes). The movie is somewhat popular with Reelgood users lately.
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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. The real person who did this was Eddie Leonski.