Romance ·War ·Drama · New Zealand · 1988 · 1h 36m

A Soldier's Tale

Director

Cast

Gabriel Byrne as Saul Marianne Basler as Belle Paul Wyett as Charlie Judge Reinhold as The Yank Benoît Régent as Father Superior Maurice Garrel as M. Pradier

Crew

Alun Bollinger — Director of Photography Michael Horton — Editor John Charles — Original Music Composer Grant Hindin-Miller — Screenplay Larry Parr — Screenplay M.K. Joseph — Novel

Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators

Larry Parr Director Alun Bollinger Director of Photography Michael Horton Editor John Charles Original Music Composer Grant Hindin-Miller Screenplay Larry Parr Screenplay M.K. Joseph Novel Larry Parr Producer Ivan Maussion Production Design Renée Renard Costume Design

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