The General's Daughter (1999)

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Written by Nelson DeMille, Christopher Bertolini

Directed by Simon West

Running Time: 119 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1999

Rating: 18 Certificate

Production Country: Germany/USA

Filmed in Colour

When the body of Captain Elisabeth Campbell (Leslie Stefanson), the daughter of a well-known and well-respected base commander, is discovered raped and murdered, an undercover detective is summoned to look into the matter and finds a slew of cover-ups at West Point.

The two warrent police brought in to investigate the murder of the army captain, who was stationed in psychological operations, are Paul Brenner (John Travolta) and Sara Sunhill (Madeleine Stowe).

The two CID detectives find that Elisabeth had been staked down to the earth by tent poles, strangled and then raped on the urban warfare range of Fort MacCallum. However they also uncover that when she was training at West Point Academy, there was an incident involving General Campbell (James Cromwell) and his aide, Colonel George Fowler (Clarence Williams III).

Now the girls one confident has been found dead, apparently suicide, and is now the scapegoat for her murder. The detectives find themselves tangled up in a web of sexual impropriety and cover-ups.

For all those who like to see the suits of the world come crashing down, Travolta is a convincing hero. Relishing the opportunity to flex his authority, Brenner happily bullies those who fall into the path of his investigation, either with words or by throwing his weight around physically. "Shouldn't you be out night-sticking the coloured folk?" he says, teasing the local sheriff.

When is The General's Daughter next on TV?

In the UK... it's next showing on Sky Movies Drama December 15th, 9:45pm and on Sky Movies Drama HD December 15th, 9:45pm. See more...

Cast

Image for John TravoltaJohn TravoltaWarr. Off. Paul Brenner/Sgt. Frank White
Image for Madeleine StoweMadeleine StoweWarr. Off. Sara Sunhill
Image for James CromwellJames CromwellLt. General Joseph Campbell
Timothy HuttonCol. William Kent
Leslie StefansonCapt. Elisabeth Campbell
Image for Daniel von BargenDaniel von BargenPolice Chief Yardley
Clarence Williams IIICol. George Fowler
Image for James WoodsJames WoodsCol. Robert Moore
Peter WeireterBelling
Mark Boone JuniorDalbert Elkins
John BeasleyCol. Donald Slesinger
Boyd KestnerCapt. Jake Elby
Brad BeyerCapt. Bransford
John Benjamin HickeyCapt. Goodson
Rick DialCal Seivers
Ariyan A. JohnsonPvt. Robbin
Image for John FrankenheimerJohn FrankenheimerGeneral Sonnenberg
Katrina van den HeuvelCNN Anchor
Chris SnyderDeputy Wes Yardley
Steve DantonBomb Van Soldier
Rich JacksonBomb Van Soldier
Joshua StaffordSoldier Who Finds Elisabeth
Darius MontgomerySoldier Who Finds Elisabeth
Scott RosenbergMP Guard
Jared ChandlerMP Guard
Jim MorseMP Guard
Paul WareMP Guard

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