A Time of Destiny

"He was Josie's brother. And Jack's best friend. And he would stop at nothing to destroy them."

Apr 22 1988 PG-13 1h 58m
Drama, War

World War II provides the setting for a melodramatic tale of love and revenge.

Plot

Josie (Melissa Leo) elopes with Jack (Timothy Hutton) against her father's wishes. Her father follows her to the hotel where they are staying and forces Josie to go with him. Jack in turn follows resulting in an accident that leaves her father dead. Martin (William Hurt) her brother, who was despised by their father over something he did years ago, sees Jack while grieving over his father and then follows him to Europe where they were fighting the war and was about to kill Jack, when something happened that prevented him. The next thing he knows is that the two of them are being decorated, and somehow the two of them become comrades in arms but when the war ends will their friendship continue or will Martin continue what he set out to do in the beginning?

Written by

Gregory Nava, Anna Thomas

Directed by

Gregory Nava

Production Countries

Yugoslavia, United States of America

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures, Alive Films, Jadran Film

Languages

English, euskera

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
450
Average Rating
5.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA