Soldier in the Rain

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Soldier in the Rain
Directed by	Ralph Nelson
Produced by	Blake Edwards Martin Jurow
Written by	Blake Edwards Maurice Richlin based on the novel by William Goldman
Starring	Jackie Gleason Steve McQueen Tuesday Weld
Music by	Henry Mancini
Cinematography	Philip H. Lathrop
Distributed by	Allied Artists
Release date(s)	November 27, 1963
Running time	88 min.
Country	USA
Language	English
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Soldier in the Rain is a 1963 comedy-drama film about the friendship between an aging, obese Army Master Sergeant (Jackie Gleason) and a young country bumpkin buck sergeant (Steve McQueen in an extremely uncharacteristic and animated comedic performance). Tuesday Weld plays Gleason's character's love interest in a film often referred to by critics as charming and unusual. Produced and co-written by Blake Edwards, the screenplay is based on the novel by William Goldman. The film was directed by Ralph Nelson, who had directed Gleason in Requiem for a Heavyweight the previous year.

[edit] Cast

Jackie Gleason as MSgt. Maxwell Slaughter
Steve McQueen as Sgt. Eustis Clay
Tuesday Weld as Bobbi Jo Pepperdine
Tony Bill as Pfc. Jerry Meltzer
Tom Poston as Lt. Magee

[edit] External links

Soldier in the Rain at the Internet Movie Database
Soldier in the Rain at the TCM Movie Database

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