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A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998)
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Release Date:
18 September 1998 (USA) moreTagline:
The city of lights. A famous American author and the decade that changed a generation...forever.Plot:
This fictionalized story, based on the family life of writer James Jones, is an emotionless slice-of-life story... more | add synopsisAwards:
4 nominations moreUser Comments:
Summary of film misleadingly off-center. more (39 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Kris Kristofferson | ... | Bill Willis | |
| Barbara Hershey | ... | Marcella Willis | |
| Leelee Sobieski | ... | Charlotte Anne 'Channe' Willis, Age 14 | |
| Jane Birkin | ... | Mrs. Fortescue | |
| Dominique Blanc | ... | Candida | |
| Jesse Bradford | ... | Billy Willis, Age 14 | |
| Harley Cross | ... | Keith Carter | |
| Isaach De Bankolé | ... | Mamadou (as Isaac De Bankole) | |
| Macha Méril | ... | Madame Beauvier (as Macha Meril) | |
| Nathalie Richard | ... | Mademoiselle Fournier | |
| Anthony Roth Costanzo | ... | Francis Fortescue | |
| Bob Swaim | ... | Bob Smith | |
| Virginie Ledoyen | ... | Billy's Mother | |
| Luisa Conlon | ... | Young Charlotte Anne 'Channe' Willis, Age 7 | |
| Samuel Gruen | ... | Benoit / Young Billy Willis, Age 7 |
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La fille d'un soldat ne pleure jamais (France)Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (Australia) (TV title)
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Rated R for language.Parents Guide:
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127 minColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalCertification:
Netherlands:AL | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | UK:15 | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:T | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | USA:R | Germany:6 (f)Filming Locations:
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Anachronisms: The family is watching Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) on TV, which was not even released to theatres until 1974, but we later see a date on a gravestone of 1973 (which means the TV scene was probably set in 1972, since there was an intervening New Year's Eve scene). moreSoundtrack:
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| Filming location in USA | missnatasha1973 |
| I didn't understnad.... | devilsmercy03 |
| Luisa Conlon - Young 'Chann' | maryswake |
| Maybe a trivial question but . . . | BrightEyes86 |
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Let the cyber reader beware! Reading the summary as well as the first User Comment about this movie, "A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries, which I viewed recently [2004], stunned a 4-letter word out of my mouth. These two viewers seem blissfully unaware of any knowledge of James Jones or his times. Nor do they show even a basic appreciation for film or narrative methods. If they cannot support their assertions about the film--that it is "emotionless" for instance--with some reference to accepted standards of drama or acting, we must assume that they know no better. My question is this: why does such an important site for movie-lovers accept such limited summations of films to remain on the site?