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A Soldier's Tale

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Duration96 min.
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Release DateJun 16, 1988

Overview

In the days following the D-Day invasion in Normandy, France, a British platoon leader named Saul (Gabriel Byrne) and his corporal (Paul Wyett) reach an isolated farmhouse and encounter a beautiful French girl named Belle (Marianne Basler). Love blooms between Saul and Belle, but the grim realities of war catch up with them when a French Resistance trio claims that Belle is a Nazi collaborator. Judge Reinhold appears briefly as the token Yank.

Genres

  • Romance
  • War
  • Drama

Casts

Gabriel Byrne

Gabriel Byrne

Saul

Marianne Basler

Marianne Basler

Belle

Paul Wyett

Charlie

Judge Reinhold

Judge Reinhold

The Yank

Benoît Régent

Benoît Régent

Father Superior

Maurice Garrel

Maurice Garrel

M. Pradier

Jacques Mathou

Jacques Mathou

Woulf

Bernard Farcy

Bernard Farcy

André

Roch Leibovici

Roch Leibovici

The Kid

Claude Mann

Claude Mann

Winterhalter

Nicolas Tronc

Nicolas Tronc

Balthazar

Véronique Müller

Simone

Claudine Berg

Older Woman

Philippe Le Mercier

Gustav

Andrew Herman

The Old Monk