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A Soldier's Tale
42%
Movie
1h 36m
AI Analysis
A Soldier's Tale (1988) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of A Soldier's Tale (1988) — a movie tagged as Romance, War, and Drama with epic and emotional moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: In the days following the D-Day invasion in Normandy, France, a British platoon leader named Saul (Gabriel Byrne) and his corporal (Paul Wyett) reach an isolated farmhouse and encounter a beautiful French girl named Belle (Marianne Basler). Love blooms between Saul and Belle, but the grim realities of war catch up w… Our models also surface themes such as ai and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~96 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate A Soldier's Tale 42% (10 votes) — polarizing or niche appeal for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
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Synopsis
In the days following the D-Day invasion in Normandy, France, a British platoon leader named Saul (Gabriel Byrne) and his corporal (Paul Wyett) reach an isolated farmhouse and encounter a beautiful French girl named Belle (Marianne Basler). Love blooms between Saul and Belle, but the grim realities of war catch up with them when a French Resistance trio claims that Belle is a Nazi collaborator. Judge Reinhold appears briefly as the token Yank.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1988-06-16
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- TMDB rating
- 4.2
- TMDB ID
- 237202
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What is A Soldier's Tale about?
In the days following the D-Day invasion in Normandy, France, a British platoon leader named Saul (Gabriel Byrne) and his corporal (Paul Wyett) reach an isolated farmhouse and encounter a beautiful... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for A Soldier's Tale?
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How long is the movie A Soldier's Tale?
The official runtime for A Soldier's Tale is approximately 96 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Gabriel Byrne
Saul

Marianne Basler
Belle
- P
Paul Wyett
Charlie

Judge Reinhold
The Yank

Benoît Régent
Father Superior

Maurice Garrel
M. Pradier

Jacques Mathou
Woulf

Bernard Farcy
André

Roch Leibovici
The Kid

Claude Mann
Winterhalter

Nicolas Tronc
Balthazar
- V
Véronique Müller
Simone
- C
Claudine Berg
Older Woman
- P
Philippe Le Mercier
Gustav
- A
Andrew Herman
The Old Monk
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