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The Sergeant

Play trailer Poster for The Sergeant R,  1968,  1h 47m,  Drama/ LGBTQ+ Play Trailer Watchlist
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Master Sgt. Albert Callan (Rod Steiger) 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 (John Phillip Law), he even disrupts the young man's relationship with his French girlfriend, Solange (Ludmila Mikaël). Since Swanson isn't receptive to Callan's advances, it creates major tension between the two men.

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Variety Staff Variety Jun 30, 2020
Dennis Murphy's novel reaches the screen as a moving production, filmed with sensitivity by debuting director John Flynn, and with robust, appropriately grim physical values. Go to Full Review
Paul Schrader Los Angeles Free Press Jun 30, 2020
The failure of the Sergeant rests on Steiger. Go to Full Review
Larry Zolf Maclean's Magazine Jul 10, 2019
Rod Steiger's performance is more stunned than stunning. Go to Full Review
Penelope Houston The Spectator Jul 12, 2018
But it's an actor's uphill fight; and the last scenes, with the sergeant by now quite beside himself, prove too much even for Steiger. Go to Full Review
TV Guide Staff TV Guide Feb 23, 2012
The Sergeant comes off as nothing more than a misfired attempt that is supposed to be appreciated for its subject matter, regardless of its ineptitude. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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John Flynn

Director

Rod Steiger

MSgt. Albert Callan

John Phillip Law

Pfc. Tom Swanson

Ludmila Mikaël

Solange

Frank Latimore

Capt. Loring

Elliott Sullivan

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The Sergeant

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Synopsis Master Sgt. Albert Callan (Rod Steiger) 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 (John Phillip Law), he even disrupts the young man's relationship with his French girlfriend, Solange (Ludmila Mikaël). Since Swanson isn't receptive to Callan's advances, it creates major tension between the two men.
Director
John Flynn
Producer
Richard Goldstone
Screenwriter
Dennis Murphy
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Rating
R
Genre
Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 22, 2009
Runtime
1h 47m
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