A Soldier's Tale
1988·Movie·1h 36m
Romance, War, Drama
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.
- Directed by
- Larry Parr
- Original language
- English
- Released
- 16 June 1988
Where to Watch
Availability in the US · Subtitle and audio track data
Cast
Gabriel Byrne
Saul
Marianne Basler
Belle
- PW
Paul Wyett
Charlie
Judge Reinhold
The Yank
Benoît Régent
Father Superior
Maurice Garrel
M. Pradier
Jacques Mathou
Woulf
Bernard Farcy
André
Roch Leibovici
The Kid
Claude Mann
Winterhalter
Nicolas Tronc
Balthazar
- VM
Véronique Müller
Simone