Rebel

"He's a fighter and a rebel. She's dynamite, she's dazzling. To the world he's trouble. But to Kathy, he's a hero"

Dec 5 1986 R 1h 29m
Drama, Music, Romance

This drama is set in World War II Australia, where an American Marine, Rebel is recuperating from wounds suffered in battle. He is weary of war and is intent on going AWOL and escaping from Australia. He becomes infatuated with a local singer, Kathy and pursues her. Kathy is married and initially is not interested in him, but later begins to love Rebel. Kathy receives a letter advising her that her husband was killed in battle. The local police and the U.S. Military are searching for Rebel as an AWOL soldier. Rebel arranges to escape Austalia by a cargo ship, but eventually allows himself to be arrested in order to keep the local police from arresting Kathy for harboring him

Plot

This drama is set in World War II Australia, where an American Marine, Rebel is recuperating from wounds suffered in battle. He is weary of war and is intent on going AWOL and escaping from Australia. He becomes infatuated with a local singer, Kathy and pursues her. Kathy is married and initially is not interested in him, but later begins to love Rebel. Kathy receives a letter advising her that her husband was killed in battle. The local police and the U.S. Military are searching for Rebel as an AWOL soldier. Rebel arranges to escape Austalia by a cargo ship, but eventually allows himself to be arrested in order to keep the local police from arresting Kathy for harboring him.

Written by

Michael Jenkins, Bob Herbert, Carole Sklan

Directed by

Michael Jenkins

Cast

Matt Dillon, Debra Byrne, Bryan Brown

Crew

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Production Countries

Australia

Production Companies

J&M Entertainment, Roadshow Films

Languages

English

Awards

5 wins & 4 nominations

Trailers
Rebel ( 1985 Trailer )
Scores
# of Votes
442
Average Rating
4.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA