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The Sergeant (1968)
Master Sgt. Albert Callan is a war hero and a no-nonsense leader who reforms his previously mismanaged military base. Although Callan seems collected, he struggles as a closeted homosexual. When the sergeant becomes obsessed with his handsome clerk, Tom Swanson, he even disrupts the young man's relationship with his French girlfriend, Solange. Since Swanson isn't receptive to Callan's advances, it creates major tension between the two men.
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Master Sgt. Albert Callan is a war hero and a no-nonsense leader who reforms his previously mismanaged military base. Although Callan seems collected, he struggles as a closeted homosexual. When the sergeant becomes obsessed with his handsome clerk, Tom Swanson, he even disrupts the young man's relationship with his French girlfriend, Solange. Since Swanson isn't receptive to Callan's advances, it creates major tension between the two men.
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Genre:Drama, War
Written By:Dennis Murphy
In Theaters:12/25/1968
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Runtime:108 minutes
Studio:Warner Bros.-Seven Arts
Cast
John Flynn
Director
Rod Steiger
MSgt. Albert Callan
John Phillip Law
Pfc. Tom Swanson
Ludmila Mikaël
Solange
Frank Latimore
Capt. Loring
Elliott Sullivan
Pop Henneken
Ronald Rubin
Cpl. Cowley
Philip Roye
Aldous Brown
Jerry Brouer
Sgt. Komski
Memphis Slim
Nightclub Singer
Nadine Alari
Solange's Mother (uncredited)
Gabriel Gascon
Paul (uncredited)
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