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The Sergeant

1968-1h 48min
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6.3 / 10 12

THE SERGEANT is the story of the dark inner struggle of Master Sergeant Albert Callan to overcome the overwhelming attraction he feels for one of his charges. In the staid and stifling environment of a post-World War II army post in France, Callan's deeply repressed attraction to other men surfaces when he encounters handsome Private Swanson. Maintaining the rugged "man's man" image of a war hero, Callan barks orders to his underlings. Later, lonely in his solitude, he recalls the frightening experiences of war and the events that led to this crossroads. Filled with self-loathing and unable to act on the natural attraction he feels for Swanson, Callan's affection festers into antagonism. He pushes Swanson constantly with verbal assaults and undeserved punishments.

Directed by John Flynn

Writers Dennis Murphy

Stars Rod Steiger John Phillip Law Ludmila Mikaël

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Cast

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Rod Steiger

MSgt. Albert Callan
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John Phillip Law

Pfc. Tom Swanson
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Ludmila Mikaël

Solange
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Frank Latimore

Capt. Loring
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Elliott Sullivan

Pop Henneken
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Ronald Rubin

Cpl. Cowley
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Philip Roye

Aldous Brown
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Jerry Brouer

Sgt. Komski
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Memphis Slim

Nightclub Singer
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Nadine Alari

Solange's Mother (uncredited)
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Gabriel Gascon

Paul (uncredited)

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