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Soldier in the Rain is a american film of genre Drama directed by Ralph Nelson released in USA on 27 november 1963 with Jackie Gleason

Soldier in the Rain (1963)

Soldier in the Rain
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Released in USA 27 november 1963
Length 1h36
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Comedy,    Comedy-drama
Rating66% 3.346633.346633.346633.346633.34663

Soldier in the Rain is a 1963 American comedy-drama film starring Jackie Gleason and Steve McQueen, and directed by Ralph Nelson. Tuesday Weld portrays Gleason's character's romantic partner.

Produced by Martin Jurow and co-written by Maurice Richlin and Blake Edwards, the screenplay is based upon a 1960 novel by William Goldman and concerns the friendship between an Army Master Sergeant (Gleason) and a young country bumpkin buck sergeant (McQueen). The music is by Henry Mancini.

The film was released five days after President John F. Kennedy's assassination, which didn't help its box office take.

Synopsis

Sergeant Eustis Clay (McQueen) is a peacetime soldier who can't wait to finish his service and move on to bigger, better things. He is a personal favorite of Master Sergeant Maxwell Slaughter (Gleason), a military lifer who is considerably brighter than Eustis but enjoys his company and loyalty.

Actors

Jackie Gleason

(Maxwell Slaughter)
Steve McQueen

(Eustis Clay)
Tuesday Weld

(Bobby Jo Pepperdine)
Tony Bill

(Jerry Meltzer)
Tom Poston

(Lieutenant Magee)
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