A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (film)
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| A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries | |
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 A Soldiers Daughter Never Cries Promotional Movie Poster |
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| Directed by | James Ivory |
| Produced by | Ismail Merchant |
| Written by | Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (based on the novel by Kaylie Jones) |
| Starring | Kris Kristofferson Barbara Hershey Leelee Sobieski Jane Birkin Jesse Bradford Virginie Ledoyen |
| Music by | Richard Robbins |
| Cinematography | Tony Pierce-Roberts |
| Distributed by | October Films (US) |
| Release date(s) | September 18, 1998 (USA) |
| Running time | UK:127 min |
| Language | English French |
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries is a French/U.S. film directed by James Ivory and written by James Ivory & Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. It stars Leelee Sobieski, Jesse Bradford, Kris Kristofferson, Barbara Hershey and Virginie Ledoyen. The film is a fictionalized account of the family life of writer James Jones and is based on Kaylie Jones' novel by the same name.
[edit] Cast
- Kris Kristofferson - Bill Willis
- Barbara Hershey - Marcella Willis
- Leelee Sobieski - Charlotte Anne 'Channe' Willis, Age 14
- Jane Birkin - Mrs. Fortescue
- Dominique Blanc - Candida
- Jesse Bradford - Billy Willis, Age 14
- Harley Cross - Keith Carter
- Isaac De Bankolé - Mamadou
- Macha Meril - Madame Beauvier
- Nathalie Richard - Mademoiselle Fournier
- Anthony Roth Costanzo - Francis Fortescue
- Bob Swaim - Bob Smith
- Virginie Ledoyen - Billy's Mother
from archive footage
- Jean-Claude Drouot from TV series "Thierry La Fronde"
- Woody Allen and Pauline Kael
- Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges from "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot"
