Thriller ·Mystery ·Crime · Germany · 1999 · 1h 56m

The General's Daughter

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Director
Simon West
Cast
John Travolta as Warrant Officer Paul Brenner Madeleine Stowe as Warrant Officer Sarah Sunhill James Cromwell as General Joseph Campbell Timothy Hutton as Colonel William Kent Leslie Stefanson as Captain Elisabeth Campbell Daniel von Bargen as Police Chief Yardley
Crew
Peter Menzies Jr. — Director of Photography Glen Scantlebury — Editor Carter Burwell — Original Music Composer Christopher Bertolini — Screenplay William Goldman — Screenplay Nelson DeMille — Novel
Tagline

Go behind the lies.

Synopsis

When the body of Army Capt. Elisabeth Campbell is found on a Georgia military base, two investigators, Warrant Officers Paul Brenner and Sara Sunhill, are ordered to solve her murder. What they uncover is anything but clear-cut. Unseemly details emerge about Campbell's life, leading to allegations of a possible military coverup of her death and the involvement of her father, Lt. Gen. Joseph Campbell.

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Mood & Themes
rapepost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)based on novel or bookpoliticshomicidepolice chiefgeorgiacover-upmurderbetrayalgang rapeinvestigator
Key Collaborators
Simon West Director Peter Menzies Jr. Director of Photography Glen Scantlebury Editor Carter Burwell Original Music Composer Christopher Bertolini Screenplay William Goldman Screenplay Nelson DeMille Novel Mace Neufeld Producer J. Dennis Washington Production Design
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