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A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries

1998·2h 7m·R
Drama
IMDb Rating
★ 6.8/10
2,538 votes
Metascore
66
Metacritic

This fictionalized story, based on the family life of writer James Jones, is an emotionless slice-of-life story. Jones here is portrayed as Bill Willis, a former war hero and now successful author who obviously drinks too much and is starting to experience health problems.

A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries is a 1998 drama movie directed by James Ivory, starring Barbara Hershey, Kris Kristofferson, Leelee Sobieski. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.8/10 from 2,538 votes and runs 2h 7m.

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Director
James Ivory
Stars
Barbara Hershey
Kris Kristofferson
Leelee Sobieski
Jane Birkin
Details
1998-09-18
127 min
Movie
R
★ United Kingdom, France, United States
★ English, French
Keywords
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