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Release Date: 1999

Cast: Boyd Kestner, James Woods, Timothy Hutton, Ariyan A. Johnson, John Beasley, Brad Beyer, John Benjamin Hickey, Clarence Williams III, Mark Boone Junior, James Cromwell, Leslie Stefanson, Madeleine Stowe ...MORE

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