A Soldier's Tale (1988)
1944, Normandy, France. Saul, a British soldier on weekend leave meets a French girl, Belle and finds himself falling in love for the first time in his life. But Belle is under sentence of death for collaboration with the enemy, and three members of the Resistance arrive to execute her. Saul stays to protect Belle, and as his love for her grows, so does his determination to save her. Listening to her story he is outraged at the lack of justice and compassion, and appeals first to the Church and then to his own Commanding Officer for help. His desperate pleas are ignored, but he refuses to accept defeat. He finally realises that Belle's fate lies in his hands, and that he must make the ultimate heartbreaking choice. Based on a novel by M.K. Joseph.
Primary Title
- A Soldier's Tale
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 25 November 1995
Release Year
- 1988
Start Time
- 23 : 00
Finish Time
- 01 : 00
Duration
- 120:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- 1944, Normandy, France. Saul, a British soldier on weekend leave meets a French girl, Belle and finds himself falling in love for the first time in his life. But Belle is under sentence of death for collaboration with the enemy, and three members of the Resistance arrive to execute her. Saul stays to protect Belle, and as his love for her grows, so does his determination to save her. Listening to her story he is outraged at the lack of justice and compassion, and appeals first to the Church and then to his own Commanding Officer for help. His desperate pleas are ignored, but he refuses to accept defeat. He finally realises that Belle's fate lies in his hands, and that he must make the ultimate heartbreaking choice. Based on a novel by M.K. Joseph.
Classification
- AO
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy--Drama
- Feature films--New Zealand
Genres
- Historical drama
- War
Contributors
- Larry Parr (Director)
- Grant Hindin-Miller (Writer)
- Gabriel Byrne (Actor)
- Marianne Basler (Actor)
- Paul Wyett (Actor)
- Judge Reinhold (Actor)
- Benoît Régent (Actor)
- Claude Mann (Actor)
- Larry Parr (Producer)
- Don Reynolds (Executive Producer)
- John Charles (Composer)
- Alun Bollinger (Cinematographer)
- Mirage Films (Production Unit)
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy--Drama
- Feature films--New Zealand