Product Details

• Actors: Gabriel Byrne, Marianne Basler, Paul Wyett, Judge Reinhold, Benoît Régent
• Directors: Larry Parr
• Format: Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: First Look Pictures
• VHS Release Date: May 23, 2000
• Run Time: 96 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004T345
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #426,170 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A PASSIONATE WEEKEND, March 21, 2001

By 

Bonita L. Davis - See all my reviews

This review is from: Soldier's Tale [VHS] (VHS Tape)

NORMANDY: 1944. World War II. Imagine yourself a soldier doing what you know best; kill. You kill without feeling for you know if your guard drops then you too will be dead. Your unit stops for a period of rest and you wander through the area. A farm house comes into your view and you see a woman. Only God knows how long you have been without one. Here's one for the taking.

Thus begins this complex story of a British soldier (Gabriel Byrne) whose encounter with an accused collaborator (Marianne Basler) stirs his passion and awakens within him feelings long buried. Transport yourself into time when war makes men into brutes, reduces religion to a mockery and denies people their humanity.

Gabriel Byrne and Marianne Basler give a remarkable performance as two accidental lovers caught up in the whirlwind of war in which there are no black and white answers. Your heart will be throbbing as you witness the dynamics of this couple. Themes of betrayal, objectification of women and lust emerge from this tale. This saga is outstanding in dealing with the emotions of soldiers, civilians and the church in a war which turns everything upside down. Witness this drama.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Haunting, December 18, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Soldier's Tale [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I watched the movie before obtaining the book: both are New Zealand works and superb entertainment. "A Soldier's Tale" is a haunting story by M K Joseph -- one you can't forget. Superbly filmed on location in France. I guess I liked it because it was plausible: the main characters were human: the heroine was a prostitute and a traitor, and the hero was a common British soldier faced with a horrible dilemma and forced to make a very inhuman choice. Superb tragic plot. Definitely get the book, too.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A complicated and moving tale, October 17, 2000

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Dorothy (Coloma, Mi United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Soldier's Tale [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I watched this movie with no preconceived ideas and found myself drawn into the drama. Gabriel Byrne was superb as the soldier who comes to realize that all situations are not black and white even those that become life and death. Marianne Basler was also superb as the French girl whose great sin was loving a German soldier in the early days of the French Occupation.

I loved this movie, it was interesting and thought provoking. I highly recommend it.