About A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
- Released on September 18, 1998
This fictionalized story, based on the family life of writer James Jones, is an emotional slice-of-life story. Jones is portrayed here portrayed as Bill Willis, a former war hero turned author who combats alcoholism and is starting to experience health problems. Living in France with his wife, daughter, and an adopted son, the family travels an unconventional road which casts them as outsiders to others. Preaching a sexual freedom, his daughter's sexual discovery begins at an early age and betrays her when the family moves to Hanover in America. Her overt sexuality clashes with the values of her teenage American peers and gives her a problematic reputation. Meanwhile, her brooding brother copes with his own interior pain regarding his past, only comfortable communicating within the domestic space.
Full Cast of A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
Kris Kristofferson plays Bill Willis
Leelee Sobieski plays Charlotte Anne 'Channe' Willis, Age 14
Jane Birkin plays Mrs. Fortescue
Barbara Hershey plays Marcella Willis
Dominique Blanc plays Candida
Virginie Ledoyen plays Billy's Mother
Jesse Bradford plays Billy Willis, Age 14
Isaach De Bankolé plays Mamadou (as Isaac De Bankole)
Anne-Cécile Crapie plays Mademoiselle Picot (as Anne-Cecile Crapie)
Anthony Decadi plays Schoolyard Tease
Harley Cross plays Keith Carter
Macha Méril plays Madame Beauvier
Nathalie Richard plays Madame Fournier
Anthony Roth Costanzo plays Francis Fortescue
Bob Swaim plays Bob Smith
Luisa Conlon plays Young Charlotte Anne 'Channe' Willis, Age 7
Samuel Gruen plays Benoit / Young Billy Willis, Age 7
Michelle Fairley plays Miss O'Shaunessy
Scott Thomas plays First Jock
Frédéric Da plays Stephane
Christopher Berry plays Steve Bates
Antoine Chain plays Pierre Anloite (Billy's Father)
Marie Henriau plays Social Worker
Florence Villeminot plays Gillis Smith
Crew of A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
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- Kris Kristofferson
- Leelee Sobieski
- Jane Birkin
- Barbara Hershey
- Dominique Blanc
- Virginie Ledoyen
- Jesse Bradford
- Isaach De Bankolé
- Anne-Cécile Crapie
- Anthony Decadi
- Harley Cross
- Macha Méril
- Nathalie Richard
- Anthony Roth Costanzo
- Bob Swaim
- Luisa Conlon
- Samuel Gruen
- Michelle Fairley
- Scott Thomas
- Frédéric Da
- Christopher Berry
- Antoine Chain
- Marie Henriau
- Florence Villeminot