The General's Daughter

"Go behind the lies."

1999 1h 56m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 1,082

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Synopsis

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When the body of Army Capt. Elisabeth Campbell is found on a Georgia military base, two investigators, Warrant Officers Paul Brenner and Sara Sunhill, are ordered to solve her murder. What they uncover is anything but clear-cut. Unseemly details emerge about Campbell's life, leading to allegations of a possible military coverup of her death and the involvement of her father, Lt. Gen. Joseph Campbell.

“Go behind the lies.”

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Cast

John Travolta
Warrant Officer Paul Brenner
Madeleine Stowe
Warrant Officer Sarah Sunhill
James Cromwell
General Joseph Campbell
Timothy Hutton
Colonel William Kent
Leslie Stefanson
Captain Elisabeth Campbell
Daniel von Bargen
Police Chief Yardley
Clarence Williams III
Colonel George Fowler
James Woods
Colonel Robert Moore

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Simon West
Writers: Christopher Bertolini, William Goldman, David J. Negrón Jr.
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $60M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CAST

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311+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Simon West, shot by Peter Menzies Jr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Carter Burwell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Glen Scantlebury shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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John Travolta and Madeleine Stowe and James Cromwell carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Go behind the lies.".

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The take

Simon West directs. Peter Menzies Jr. behind the camera. Carter Burwell scores. Glen Scantlebury cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Mid-budget at $60M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3311+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Simon West, shot by Peter Menzies Jr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Carter Burwell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Glen Scantlebury shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7John Travolta and Madeleine Stowe and James Cromwell carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Go behind the lies.".
9IMDB entry: tt0144214 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 29 themes, including "rape", "post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)", "based on novel or book", "politics".

The technical file

Cinematography: Peter Menzies Jr.
Original score: Carter Burwell
Editing: Glen Scantlebury
Production design: J. Dennis Washington
Makeup / hair: Will Huff
VFX supervisor: Glenn Neufeld
Sound: Stephen Hunter Flick
Stunt coordinator: Mark Riccardi
Runtime: 116 min · 1h 56m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $60,000,000
Box office: $149,700,000
Return: 250% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The General's Daughter (1999)

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JPV8522021-07-03
★ 7/10
Not the strongest mystery-drama-thriller but serviceable if not also pretty heavy in a few scenes dealing with a woman's brutal sexual assault. Travolta gives a fine performance as does the reliable James Cromwell, not to mention James Woods and Madeline Stowe. This is probably my third time viewing, first in a long while, but still found it engaging as well as really sad. 3.75/5

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