A Soldier's Tale

Jul 7 1989 R 1h 36m
Drama, Romance, War

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.

Plot

A British soldier falls in love with a French woman wanted by the resistance for crimes against her country.

Written by

Grant Hindin-Miller, M.K. Joseph, Larry Parr

Directed by

Larry Parr

Cast

Gabriel Byrne, Marianne Basler, Paul Wyett

Crew

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Production Countries

New Zealand

Production Companies

Mirage Atlantic

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins

Trailers
A Soldier's Tale Trailer 1991
Scores
# of Votes
294
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA