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The Sergeant

63% | Dec 20, 1968
Drama War

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.

Top Billed Cast

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Rod Steiger
MSgt. Albert Callan
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John Phillip Law
Pfc. Tom Swanson
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Frank Latimore
Capt. Loring
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Elliott Sullivan
Pop Henneken

Featured Crew

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John Flynn
Director
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Richard Goldstone
Producer
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Henri Persin
Director of Photography
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Françoise Diot
Editor
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Willy Holt
Production Design
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Marc Frédérix
Art Direction
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Serge Lebeau
Production Manager
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Phillip Kenny
Unit Production Manager
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Louis Pitzele
Assistant Director
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Julien Coutelier
Sound
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Gilles Bonneau
Camera Operator
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Charles Nelson
Supervising Film Editor

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