A Soldier's Sweetheart
| A Soldier's Sweetheart | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Thomas Michael Donnelly |
| Produced by |
William S. Gilmore Marianne Moloney (Exec.) |
| Written by |
Tim O'Brien Thomas Michael Donnelly |
| Starring |
Kiefer Sutherland Skeet Ulrich Georgina Cates |
| Music by | Gary Chang |
| Cinematography | Jacek Laskus |
| Edited by | Anthony Sherin |
Production company |
Showtime Networks Moloney/Donnelly Productions |
| Distributed by |
Paramount Pictures Showtime Networks |
Release dates |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Language | English |
A Soldier's Sweetheart is a 1998 movie starring Kiefer Sutherland,[1] Skeet Ulrich, and Georgina Cates. It is based on a short story by Tim O'Brien, "Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong."[2] The story was part of his award winning book, The Things They Carried.
Cast
- Kiefer Sutherland as Rat Kiley
- Skeet Ulrich as Mark Fossie
- Georgina Cates as Marianne Bell
- Daniel London as Eddie Diamond
- Louis Vanaria as Bobbie D
- Lawrence Gilliard, Jr. as Shoeshine
- Christopher Birt as Lt. Mitchell Sanders
- Tony Billy as Soldier #2
Release
The film is only available on VHS, and a petition has been set up at IMDb urging the companies that own the rights to the film to consider reissuing it in DVD format.[3] It was also premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival in 1998. The film received a theatrical release in Belgium in 2010.
References
External links
- "The things they carried: a work of fiction, Volume 1998, Part 2" - Google Books
- A Soldier's Sweetheart at the Internet Movie Database
- "This 'Soldier's in a New Viet Quagmire" - Multichannel News
See also
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