The Execution of Private Slovik (1974)
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Directors
Lamont Johnson
Cast
Martin Sheen, Mariclare Costello, Ned Beatty, Gary Busey
The story
The book and the film tell the story of Private Eddie Slovik, the only American military serviceman executed for desertion (during World War II) since the American Civil War.
Genres
Drama, biographical film, trial film
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