The General's Daughter

'The General's Daughter', 1999

When the daughter of a well-known and well-respected base commander is murdered, an undercover detective is summoned to look into the matter and finds a slew of cover-ups at West Point.

When the daughter of a well-known and well-respected base commander is murdered, an undercover detective is summoned to look into the matter and finds a slew of cover-ups at West Point.

Director

Simon West

Runtime

116 minutes

Type

Feature

Genre

Drama

Keywords

murder, army, cover up, military, army cid

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The General's Daughter

Simon West, 1999

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Aspect ratio

2.39 : 1

Color

Color

Screening formats

35 mm (Kodak Vision 2383)

Awards

Santa Fe Film Critics Circle Awards

Winner

2000

Worst Movie

Golden Slate

Storyline

When the daughter of a well-known and well-respected base commander is murdered, an undercover detective is summoned to look into the matter and finds a slew of cover-ups at West Point.

The naked corpse of Captain Elisabeth Campbell, daughter of Lieutenant General "Fighting Joe" Campbell, is found staked out on the urban warfare range of Fort MacCallum. Army CID detectives and ex-lovers Paul Brenner and Sara Sunhill are called in to investigate, and find themselves wrapped up in a maelstrom of sexual impropriety and misguided face-saving.

Summary

When the daughter of a well-known and well-respected base commander is murdered, an undercover detective is summoned to look into the matter and finds a slew of cover-ups at West Point.

Synopsis

The naked corpse of Captain Elisabeth Campbell, daughter of Lieutenant General "Fighting Joe" Campbell, is found staked out on the urban warfare range of Fort MacCallum. Army CID detectives and ex-lovers Paul Brenner and Sara Sunhill are called in to investigate, and find themselves wrapped up in a maelstrom of sexual impropriety and misguided face-saving.

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Cast & crew

Cast

John Travolta

Actor/Actress

Madeleine Stowe

Actress

James Cromwell

Actor

Crew

Director

Nelson DeMille

Screenwriter

Christopher Bertolini

Screenwriter

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