Deserter USA
| Deserter USA | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lars Lambert |
| Starring | Bill Jones John Ashley |
Release date | 1969 |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $100,000[1] |
Deserter USA is a 1969 Swedish film about Americans living in Sweden to avoid the draft.
It stars American John Ashley - not the actor by that name but an American who deserted and sought asylum in Sweden.[2][3][4]
The director Lars Lambert later went to jail for refusing the draft in Sweden.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "It's Not All Coming UP Roses for Deserters in Sweden", Reading Eagle - Nov 10, 1968 accessed 1 Jan 2014
- ^ Hoagland, Jim (20 March 1968). "Conscience of a Deserter: Hatred of War Drives GI Into Exile". The Washington Post. p. A1. ProQuest 143569545.
- ^ "THE DESERTER: Late Summer, 1967: Fort Jackson Later that summer: Fort Jackson January, 1968: Cincinnati, Ohio, postmark March, 1968: Stockholm, Sweden July 16, 1968: Stockholm LETTERS April, 1968: Stockholm October, 1968: Stockholm". The Washington Post. 3 February 1969. p. C1. ProQuest 147724225.
- ^ Wiegers, Mary (3 February 1969). "The Ashleys". The Washington Post. p. C1. ProQuest 147727689.
- ^ "Deserters Movie Seen in Sweden", Toledo Blade - Apr 17, 1969 accessed 1 Jan 2014
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