''A Soldier's Tale'' is a 1988 New Zealand romantic

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directed and produced by Larry Parr and starring

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and

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. It is based on a novel by M. K. Joseph.

Cast

as Saul *

as Bell * Paul Wyett as Charlie *

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as The Yank *

Benoît Régent Benoît Régent (19 August 1953 – 22 October 1994) was a French actor. He was born in Nantes. He died at the age of 41 of a ruptured aneurysm in Zürich, Switzerland. Partial filmography *'' Femme intégrale'' (1980) - Jacques *''La Peau de ...

as Father Superior *

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as M. Pradier *

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as Woulf *

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as André

Release

''A Soldier's Tale'' was first released on 16 June 1988 in New Zealand. It was later released to home video in the United States in 1992.

Reception

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'' reviewed the film, writing that " An interesting but slight character study, ''A SOLDIER'S TALE'' highlights the corrupt morality of wartime." A reviewer for ''

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'' was dismissive, as they felt that it was "a talky bore". John Koch of ''

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'' called it "well-made, tough-minded and memorable".

References

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* * 1988 films 1980s New Zealand films 1988 romance films Atlantic Entertainment Group films Films based on New Zealand novels Films set in France New Zealand romantic drama films New Zealand war films World War II films 1980s English-language films Films scored by John Charles English-language romance films {{war-film-stub