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A Soldier's Tale

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A Soldier's Tale
VHS cover
Directed byLarry Parr
Written byGrant Hindin-Miller
M.K. Joseph
Larry Parr
Produced byLarry Parr
StarringGabriel Byrne
Marianne Basler
CinematographyAlun Bollinger
Edited byMichael Horton
Music byJohn Charles
Distributed byAtlantic Releasing Corporation
Release date
  • 16 June 1988 (1988-06-16)
CountryNew Zealand
LanguageEnglish

A Soldier's Tale is a 1988 New Zealand romantic war film directed and produced by Larry Parr and starring Gabriel Byrne and Marianne Basler. It is based on a novel by M. K. Joseph.

Cast

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Release

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A Soldier's Tale was first released on 16 June 1988 in New Zealand.[citation needed] It was later released to home video in the United States in 1992.[1]

Reception

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TV Guide reviewed the film, writing that " An interesting but slight character study, A SOLDIER'S TALE highlights the corrupt morality of wartime."[2] A reviewer for The Missoulian was dismissive, as they felt that it was "a talky bore".[3] John Koch of The Boston Globe called it "well-made, tough-minded and memorable".[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Recent movies". Lancaster New Era (Newspapers.com). 9 April 1992.
  2. ^ "A Soldier's Tale". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Video reviews". The Missoulian (Newspapers.com). 17 April 1992.
  4. ^ Koch, John (24 May 1992). "Prospecting for Videos". The Boston Globe (Newspapers.com).
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