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Release Date: 1999

Cast: Brad Beyer, John Beasley, Boyd Kestner, Ariyan A. Johnson, James Woods, Rick Dial, Timothy Hutton, John Benjamin Hickey, John Travolta, James Cromwell, Clarence Williams III, Mark Boone Junior ...MORE

Cast: Brad Beyer, John Beasley, Boyd Kestner, Ariyan A. Johnson, James Woods, Rick Dial, Timothy Hutton, John Benjamin Hickey, John Travolta, James Cromwell, Clarence Williams III, Mark Boone Junior, Madeleine Stowe, Leslie Stefanson, John Frankenheimer, Peter Weireter, Daniel von Bargen ...LESS

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The General's Daughter is a 1999 murder mystery film starring John Travolta. The plot concerns the mysterious death of the daughter of a prominent general. The movie is based on the novel by the same name written in 1992 by Nelson DeMille, and was directed by Simon West. The film was a box office success grossing $22 million in its opening weekend and $102 million in its total domestic run. Topics of interest include the integrity of junior officers in bringing justice against senior ones at great odds and at personal peril. There is also interesting background material regarding the... MORE

The General's Daughter is a 1999 murder mystery film starring John Travolta. The plot concerns the mysterious death of the daughter of a prominent general. The movie is based on the novel by the same name written in 1992 by Nelson DeMille, and was directed by Simon West. The film was a box office success grossing $22 million in its opening weekend and $102 million in its total domestic run. Topics of interest include the integrity of junior officers in bringing justice against senior ones at great odds and at personal peril. There is also interesting background material regarding the militia movement, "Freedom Fighters", and the prospect of military use of urban and psychological warfare tactics. The plot of the movie is significantly different from that of the novel although the outcome is the same. For instance, in the novel Brenner never meets Elizabeth Campbell. The first time he sees her is at the murder scene. Chief Warrant Officer Four Paul Brenner (John Travolta), a Vietnam Veteran of the 196th LIB, is in Georgia masquerading as First Sergeant Frank White at a local army base, to broker an illegal arms trade with a self-proclaimed freedom fighter. Part of the disguise of LESS