Soldier in the Rain
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| Soldier in the Rain | |
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| Directed by | Ralph Nelson |
| Produced by | Blake Edwards Martin Jurow |
| Written by | Blake Edwards Maurice Richlin based on the novel by William Goldman |
| Starring | Jackie Gleason Steve McQueen Tuesday Weld |
| Music by | Henry Mancini |
| Cinematography | Philip H. Lathrop |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists |
| Release date(s) | November 27, 1963 |
| Running time | 88 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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Soldier in the Rain is a 1963 comedy-drama film about the friendship between an aging, obese Army Master Sergeant (Jackie Gleason) and a young country bumpkin buck sergeant (Steve McQueen in an extremely uncharacteristic and animated comedic performance). Tuesday Weld plays Gleason's character's love interest in a film often referred to by critics as charming and unusual. Produced and co-written by Blake Edwards, the screenplay is based on the novel by William Goldman. The film was directed by Ralph Nelson, who had directed Gleason in Requiem for a Heavyweight the previous year.
[edit] Cast
Jackie Gleason as MSgt. Maxwell Slaughter
Steve McQueen as Sgt. Eustis Clay
Tuesday Weld as Bobbi Jo Pepperdine
Tom Poston as Lt. Magee
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