A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998)
The city of lights. A famous American author and the decade that changed a generation...forever.
1998 · R · 2h 7m · Drama
Genres: Drama
This fictionalized story, based on the family life of writer James Jones, is an emotional slice-of-life story. Jones is portrayed here as Bill Willis, a former war hero turned author who combats alcoholism and is starting to experience health problems.
Director: James Ivory
Writers: Kaylie Jones, James Ivory, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Music by: Richard Robbins
Cinematography: Jean-Marc Fabre
Editor: Noëlle Boisson
Box office: $2M
Cast
Kris Kristofferson as Bill WillisLeelee Sobieski as Charlotte Anne 'Channe' Willis, Age 14Jane Birkin as Mrs. FortescueBarbara Hershey as Marcella WillisDominique Blanc as CandidaVirginie Ledoyen as Billy's MotherJesse Bradford as Billy Willis, Age 14Isaach de Bankolé as MamadouAnne-Cécile Crapie as Mademoiselle PicotAnthony Decadi as Schoolyard TeaseHarley Cross as Keith CarterMacha Méril as Madame BeauvierMore like this
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