The General's Daughter (1999)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Simon West

Writers (WGA):

Nelson DeMille (novel)
Christopher Bertolini (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

18 June 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller | War

Tagline:

Go behind the lies.

Plot:

When the daughter of a well-known and well-respected base commander is murdered, an undercover detective is summoned to look into the matter and finds a slew of cover-ups at West Point.

Plot Keywords:

General | Detective | Army | Captain | Investigation

Awards:

3 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

John Travolta	...	Warr. Off. Paul Brenner
Madeleine Stowe	...	Warr. Off. Sara Sunhill
James Cromwell	...	Lt. Gen. Joseph Campbell
Timothy Hutton	...	Col. William Kent
Leslie Stefanson	...	Capt. Elisabeth Campbell
Daniel von Bargen	...	Police Chief Yardley
Clarence Williams III	...	Col. George Fowler
James Woods	...	Col. Robert Moore
Peter Weireter	...	Belling
Mark Boone Junior	...	Dalbert Elkins
John Beasley	...	Col. Donald Slesinger
Boyd Kestner	...	Capt. Jake Elby
Brad Beyer	...	Capt. Bransford
John Benjamin Hickey	...	Capt. Goodson
Rick Dial	...	Cal Seivers
Ariyan A. Johnson	...	Pvt. Robbin
John Frankenheimer	...	Gen. Sonnenberg
Katrina vanden Heuvel	...	CNN Anchor (as Katrina van den Heuvel)
Chris Snyder	...	Deputy Wes Yardley
Steve Danton	...	Bomb Van Soldier
Rich Jackson	...	Bomb Van Soldier
Joshua Stafford	...	Soldier Who Finds Elisabeth #1
Darius Montgomery	...	Soldier Who Finds Elisabeth #2
Scott Rosenberg	...	MP Guard
Jared Chandler	...	MP Guard
Jim Morse	...	MP Guard (as James Paul Morse)
Paul Ware	...	MP Guard
Mark Ivie	...	Fencing Loser
Michael Swiney	...	Lockup Sergeant (as Michael Terry Swiney)
Tait Ruppert	...	Young Tech
Lisa A. Tripp	...	Work Detail Leader
James O. Evans	...	Sex Video Officer
Chris Grayson	...	Sex Video Officer
Sy Leopold	...	Sex Video Officer
Fred Tate	...	Sex Video Officer
Steve Goyen	...	Honor Guard Commander
Pablo Espinosa	...	Color Guard Commander
Levin Handy Jr.	...	Airborne Soldier
Jason M. Luevano	...	Airborne Soldier
Gustavo A. Perdomo	...	Drill Team NCO
Rodney Mitchell	...	Ranger Instructor
Ryan D. Kirkland	...	Ranger Instructor
Michael Gerald	...	Soldier in Locker Room (as Michael Gerald Jones Jr.)
Matthew R. Anderson	...	Firing Party Commander
Cooper Huckabee	...	Col. Weems
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kelly Casey	...	Natalie Kent (uncredited)
Kyle Casey	...	Todd Kent (uncredited)
Timothy 'TJ' James Driscoll	...	Video Sex Officer (uncredited)
Brent Miller	...	Soldier in Locker Room (uncredited)
Ty Williams	...	West point officer (uncredited)

Directed by
Simon West

Writing credits (WGA)
Nelson DeMille		(novel "The General's Daughter")
Christopher Bertolini		(screenplay) and
William Goldman		(screenplay)

Produced by
Anson Downes	....	associate producer
Linda Favila	....	associate producer
Lis Kern	....	associate producer
Jonathan D. Krane	....	executive producer
Stratton Leopold	....	co-producer
Mace Neufeld	....	producer

Original Music by
Carter Burwell

Cinematography by
Peter Menzies Jr.		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Glen Scantlebury

Casting by
Mindy Marin

Production Design by
J. Dennis Washington		(as Dennis Washington)

Art Direction by
Ann Harris
Thomas T. Taylor

Set Decoration by
Marvin March

Costume Design by
Erica Edell Phillips

Makeup Department
Michelle Bühler	....	makeup artist: Mr. Travolta (as Michelle Buhler)
Michèle Burke	....	makeup artist: Ms. Stowe
Susan Germaine	....	hair stylist: Ms. Stowe
Toni G	....	makeup supervisor
Will Huff	....	makeup artist
Joseph P. Hurt	....	makeup artist: Savannah unit (as Joseph Hurt)
Susan V. Kalinowski	....	hair stylist: Mr. Travolta (as Susan Kalinowski)
Brian Penikas	....	special makeup effects
Sandra Rowden	....	makeup artist
Geordie Sheffer	....	hair stylist
Joy Zapata	....	supervising hair stylist (as Joy Zapata-Chavez)
Carrie Angland	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Alex Proctor	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Mark Shostrom	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Stratton Leopold	....	unit production manager
Amy Ness	....	production supervisor
Debbie Schwab	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steve Danton	....	first assistant director
Lorraine Fischer	....	dga trainee
Foongy Lee	....	second second assistant director
Donald Sparks	....	second assistant director (as Donald L. Sparks)
Craig Hosking	....	second unit director: aerial (uncredited)

Art Department
Daril Alder	....	lead person
Christopher Amy	....	assistant property master
Fred Apolito	....	propmaker
Dominique Arcadio	....	art department coordinator
Jeffrey J. Barrows	....	set dresser: Savannah unit
Paul Bartoli	....	set dresser
Dave Brown	....	construction coordinator
Mark W. Brown	....	set dresser
Kenneth Bryant	....	set dresser: Savannah unit
Lorrie Campbell	....	set designer
Robert Camron	....	set dresser
Frank Capello	....	propmaker
Sean Carville	....	set dresser
Rich Chirco	....	set dresser
Lynn Christopher	....	set designer
Don Cooke	....	labor foreperson
Gary DeBortoli	....	paint foreperson (as Gary DiBartoli)
Susan Dennis	....	property assistant
Dale DeStefani	....	propmaker
Beverli Eagan	....	set designer
Bryan D. Garofalo	....	assistant property master (as Bryan Garofalo)
Geno Ghiselli	....	set dresser
Scott Goodale	....	propmaker foreperson
Gloria Ann 'Twinkle' Groover	....	greens foreperson: Savannah (as Gloria Groover)
Glen E. Hawbecker	....	propmaker foreperson (as Glen Hawbecker)
Michael P. Hunter	....	set dresser
Tim Jackson	....	propmaker
Al Kenders	....	plaster foreperson
Ward Lathrope	....	labor foreperson
Tom Lifsey	....	propmaker (as Thomas Lifsey)
Randy Martens	....	greens supervisor
J. Craig Morrison	....	construction foreperson
David Napoli	....	set dresser
David J. Negron Jr.	....	storyboard artist
Erik L. Nelson	....	property master
Margo F. Newman	....	assistant set decorator (as Margo Newman)
Sean O'Harra	....	set dresser
Deborah Palmer	....	art department coordinator: Savannah
Frank J. Rivera	....	supervising laborer foreperson
Kenneth Robertson	....	paint supervisor (as Ken H. Robertson)
Doug Rosenberger	....	construction foreperson
Terry Scott	....	construction coordinator
Dan Simon	....	labor foreperson
Dennis Steere	....	propmaker foreperson
Ciro Vuoso	....	propmaker foreperson (as Ciro 'Big Boy' Vuoso)
Greg Whitfield	....	plaster foreperson
Richard Wright	....	set dresser
Tony Chavez	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Daniel B. Foster	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Hugh W. Griffith III	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Joshua Hunt	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Scott Mobley	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Robert Tate Nichols	....	greens gang boss (uncredited)
Fred O'Connor	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Alex Sessing	....	greensman (uncredited)
Bennet Silver	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Lance Totten	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
John H. Arrufat	....	dialogue editor (as J.H. Arrufat)
Bill Baldwin	....	assistant sound editor
Bob Baron	....	adr mixer
Joseph F. Brennan	....	boom operator (as Joe Brennan)
Peter Brown	....	sound effects editor
Thomas Causey	....	sound mixer
Jeff Clark	....	sound effects editor
Richard Corwin	....	dialogue editor (as Richard G. Corwin)
Anne Couk	....	assistant sound editor
Scott Curtis	....	foley editor
Roger Fearing	....	assistant sound editor
Tammy Fearing	....	foley editor
Stephen Hunter Flick	....	sound designer
Stephen Hunter Flick	....	supervising sound editor
Dana Gustafson	....	foley editor
Robin Harlan	....	foley artist
William Jacobs	....	sound effects editor
Richard Kite	....	cable person
Susan Kurtz	....	dialogue editor
Gregg Landaker	....	sound mixer
Steve Maslow	....	sound mixer
David McDonald	....	adr recordist (as Dave McDonald)
Ron Meredith	....	assistant sound editor
Jon Michaels	....	assistant sound editor
Sarah Monat	....	foley artist
Jeffrey R. Payne	....	foley editor (as Jeff Payne)
Andy Potvin	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Carin Rogers	....	supervising dialogue editor
Randy Singer	....	foley mixer (as Randy K. Singer)
Thomas W. Small	....	supervising foley editor (as Thomas Small)
Beth Sterner	....	co-supervising sound editor
Robert Ulrich	....	supervising adr editor
David Williams	....	dialogue editor
Kerry Dean Williams	....	adr editor
Evan T. Chen	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Brendan Davis	....	playback operator: Savannah unit (uncredited)
Jason England	....	assistant dialogue editor (uncredited)
Paula Fairfield	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Frank Fleming	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
Christopher Flick	....	foley editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Stanley T. Bielowicz	....	special effects technician (as Stan Bielowicz)
Scott Blackwell	....	special effects technician
Steve Dearth	....	special effects technician (as Steven L. Dearth)
Terry Erickson	....	special effects technician
David Hill	....	special effects technician
Steve Johnson	....	special effects: Steve Johnson's XFX Inc.
Paul J. Lombardi	....	special effects coordinator (as Paul Lombardi)
Scott D. Mattson	....	special effects shop coordinator (as Scott Mattson)
George Paine	....	special effects coordinator
Chuck E. Stewart	....	special effects coordinator (as Chuck Stewart)
Christien Tinsley	....	project supervisor: Steve Johnson's XFX Inc. (as Christian Tinsley)
Brian Van Dorn	....	mold technician: Steve Johnson's XFX Inc.
Parry Willard	....	special effects technician
Curtis Williams	....	special effects technician
Scott Mobley	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Scott Roark	....	special effects (uncredited)
Joseph Quinn Simpkins	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Dennis Bredow	....	digital artist: VisionArt
John Campuzano	....	digital I/O: VisionArt
Richard J. Cook	....	digital effects producer: VisionArt
Shellaine Corwel	....	digital compositor: VisionArt
Robert D. Crotty	....	digital effects producer: VisionArt
Christina Drahos	....	digital compositor: VisionArt
Archie Gogoladze	....	digital artist: VisionArt
Dorene Haver	....	compositing supervisor: VisionArt
Carl Hooper	....	digital artist: VisionArt
Celine Jackson	....	digital I/O: VisionArt
Marc Kolbe	....	digital effects supervisor: VisionArt
Jon-Marc Kortsch	....	digital artist: VisionArt
Jim 'Big Dog' McLean	....	digital artist: VisionArt
Craig A. Mumma	....	visual effects supervisor: VisionArt
Dan Naulin	....	digital effects artist: VisionArt
Jeremy Nelligan	....	digital effects artist: VisionArt
Glenn Neufeld	....	visual effects supervisor
John Peel	....	digital artist: VisionArt
Jeff Pierce	....	digital I/O: VisionArt
Paul Simon	....	digital I/O: VisionArt
Jeremy Squires	....	digital artist: VisionArt
Jimmy Squires	....	effects animator: VisionArt
Alette Vernon	....	digital compositor: VisionArt
Chris 'Willie' Williams	....	digital artist: VisionArt
Krystal Wood	....	system administrator: VisionArt
Chris Crowell	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Ted Fay	....	2D animation supervisor: VisionArt (uncredited)
Phillip Lefesi	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Matt Linder	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Kate Neumann	....	executive assistant: VisionArt (uncredited)

Stunts
Joey Box	....	stunts
John Branagan	....	stunts
Tony Brazas	....	stunts
Kathy Brock	....	stunts
Bob Brown	....	stunts
Keith Campbell	....	stunts
George B. Colucci	....	stunts
Edward Conna	....	stunts
Dane Farwell	....	stunts
Mickey Giacomazzi	....	stunts
Cal Johnson	....	stunts
Ken Lesco	....	stunts
Irving E. Lewis	....	stunts
Dennis Madalone	....	stunts
Bob McGovern	....	stunts (as Robert McGovern)
Jim Palmer	....	stunts
Denney Pierce	....	stunts
Mark Riccardi	....	stunt coordinator
David Rowden	....	stunts
Myke Schwartz	....	stunts
Patricia Tallman	....	stunts (as Pat Tallman)
Chester E. Tripp III	....	stunts
Sandy Wasko	....	stunts
Tim Weske	....	stunts
Danny Wynands	....	stunts
Nancy Young	....	stunts
Matthew R. Anderson	....	stunts (uncredited)
Cory Fleming	....	stunt co-pilot (uncredited)
Mark Riccardi	....	stunt double: Mr. Travolta (uncredited)
Lynn Salvatori	....	stunts (uncredited)
Nancy Young	....	stunt double: Ms. Stowe (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Mike Akins	....	grip: Savannah
Michael Alexonis	....	grip
Matthew E. Alper	....	first assistant camera (as Matthew Alper)
Lee Auerbach	....	electrician
Steve Bacon	....	grip: Savannah
Glenn Ballard	....	grip: Savannah (as Glen Ballard)
Marek Bojsza	....	electrician
Richard Cantu	....	camera operator: "c" camera
David Conley	....	rigging electrician
Glenn Corbett	....	electrician
D. Michael Dahlquist	....	rigging electrician
Gary Dahlquist	....	rigging gaffer
Rusty DeBarge	....	second company rigging grip: Savannah unit
Shiloh Eck	....	grip: Savannah
David Ellis	....	electrician: Savannah (as Dave Ellis)
Michael S. Epley	....	grip
Ricardo F. Ferrat	....	rigging electrician
Richard Foreman Jr.	....	still photographer (as Richard Foreman)
Megan Forste	....	second assistant camera
Gregory Franklin	....	rigging electrician
Jarek Gorczycki	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Jeffrey M. Hall	....	electrician
R. Dana Harlow	....	grip (as Dana Harlow)
Patrick Hoeschen	....	electrician (as Pat Hoeschen)
Rich Jackson	....	video assist operator
Dan Kelly	....	camera technician: Wescam camera
Gary Kelso	....	grip
Steve Koster	....	camera operator: Wescam camera
Bob Leitelt	....	first company rigging grip (as Robert Leitelt)
Michael Logan	....	first company rigging grip: Savannah (as Mike Logan)
Paul Lowery	....	chief rigging electrician: Savannah
Richard Lund	....	translite photographer
Joe Luther	....	rigging electrician
Joe C. Maxwell	....	additional photographer (as Joe Maxwell)
Joe C. Maxwell	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Joe Maxwell)
Bill McConnell Jr.	....	first assistant photographer: Savannah
Fred L. McLane	....	first assistant camera (as Fred McLane)
Parker Meyer	....	film loader: Savannah
James H. Pair III	....	grip
Harrison Palmer	....	electrician: Savannah
Jesse Wayne Parker	....	second company grip (as Wayne Parker)
Frank Parrish	....	second assistant camera
Robert Presley	....	Steadicam operator
Robert Presley	....	camera operator: "a" camera
C. Alan Rawlins	....	first company grip (as C. Alan Rawlins Sr.)
Tony Rivetti	....	first assistant camera
Rafael E. Sánchez	....	chief lighting technician
William Self	....	electrician (as Bill Self)
Ingrid Semler	....	film loader
Charles Smith	....	second company rigging grip
Mike Thomas	....	underwater camera operator
Francis X. Valdez III	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Doug Weinmann	....	chief rigging electrician
Steven J. Winslow	....	camera technician: Wescam camera
Steve Zigler	....	electrician: Savannah
Maryan Zurek	....	underwater first assistant camera (as Maryau Zurek)
John S. Campbell	....	grip (uncredited)
Jaime Heintz	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Joe Hill	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Wayne Kosky	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Ben Noble	....	electrician (uncredited)
Heather Page	....	first assistant camera: re-shoots (uncredited)
Randy Tharpe	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Joseph D. Urbanczyk	....	additional camera operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Xanthia Decaux	....	casting assistant
Sierra French-Myerson	....	casting assistant
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Jimmy Jue	....	extras casting (uncredited)
Kim Petrosky	....	extras casting: Savannah (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
James P. Cullen	....	costumer: Mr. Travolta
Lisa A. Doyle	....	set costumer
Donna M. Marcione	....	costume supervisor (as Donna Marcione)
Wendy Moynihan	....	costumer: Savannah
Mark Peterson	....	costume supervisor
John M. 'Jack' Wright	....	key set costumer

Editorial Department
Nathan R. Fitzgerald	....	second assistant film editor (as Nathan Fitzgerald)
Dennis McNeill	....	color timer (as Denny McNeill)
Todd E. Miller	....	additional editor (as Todd Miller)
Mark Rathaus	....	first assistant film editor
Theresa Repola Mohammed	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Bob Bornstein	....	music preparation
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor (as Sandy De Crescent)
Norman Dlugatch	....	music technical engineer (as Norm Dlugatch)
Michael Farrow	....	music mixer
Michael Farrow	....	music recordist
Dominic Gonzales	....	music floor person
Jim Henrikson	....	music editor
Sonny Kompanek	....	conductor
Sonny Kompanek	....	orchestrator
Barbara McDermott	....	preview music editor
Joe E. Rand	....	preview music editor
Adam Milo Smalley	....	music editor (as Adam Smalley)
Paul Wertheimer	....	music recordist
Robert Pike Daniel	....	musician: bagpipes (uncredited)
Rick Fleishman	....	music coordinator (uncredited)
Greg Hale Jones	....	music adaptor: folk music recordings (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Dan Brizendine	....	transportation captain
Randy Cantor	....	transportation captain
Dusty Saunders	....	transportation coordinator
James E. Vargas	....	picture car coordinator (as Jim Vargas)
Bruce Callahan	....	transportation (uncredited)
Brian Joseph Moore	....	driver (uncredited)
K.D. Smith	....	transportation office coordinator (uncredited)
Hank Van Apeldoorn	....	transportation: Savannah, GA (uncredited)
Susan Van Apeldoorn	....	transportation: Savannah, GA (uncredited)

Other crew
Michael Alvarado	....	production assistant (as Miguel Alvarado)
Anthony Archuleta	....	assistant: Mr. Krane
Scott Barton	....	production assistant
Bruce Benson	....	pilot
Lori Berlanga	....	assistant: Mr. Leopold (as Lori 'Lorita' Barrera Berlanga)
Kayce Brown	....	production assistant
Laura Bryant	....	location manager: Savannah
Brent Carlton	....	trainer: Mr. Travolta
Jared Chandler	....	military advisor
Christopher Cilluffo	....	assistant production coordinator
Alexandra Close	....	assistant: Mr. West
Jamie Daddio	....	assistant accountant
Patti Dalzell	....	script supervisor
Lisa Davidson	....	assistant production coordinator
Kathy Day	....	assistant: Mr. Neufeld
James DeOliveira	....	production assistant
Peter Evangelatos	....	craft service: Mr. Travolta
Perri Fichtner	....	production assistant
Cliff Fleming	....	pilot
Cory Fleming	....	pilot (as Corey Fleming)
Gia Goyen	....	forensic specialist
Cris Graves	....	production assistant
Allison Gross	....	location scout
Gabriela Gutentag	....	unit publicist
Robert Hatfield	....	projectionist (as Bobby Hatfield)
George 'Skip' Henfling	....	assistant accountant
Erin Hilkey	....	production assistant
Una Hill	....	production assistant
Craig Hosking	....	aerial coordinator
Stephani Hunter	....	production assistant
Elizabeth Ingram	....	production assistant
David Israel	....	location manager
Jeff Kirschenbaum	....	production assistant
Brandon Lambdin	....	production assistant: Mr. Travolta
Romina M. Laygo	....	production assistant
Barrett J. Leigh	....	production assistant
Robert Mazaraki	....	production coordinator
Parker Meyer	....	assistant: Mace Neufeld
Don Miller	....	production accountant
Howard J. Morrison	....	production assistant
Robert J. Morton	....	assistant: Mr. Travolta (as Rob Morton)
Cedric Nairn-Smith	....	production assistant
Irina Naydichev	....	payroll accountant
Harris Parker	....	marine coordinator: Savannah
Yvonne Ramond	....	assistant accountant
Brian Relyea	....	production assistant
Chris Saunders	....	pilot (as Cris Saunders)
Rick Shuster	....	pilot
Matthew D. Smith	....	production assistant
Kristian Sorensen	....	military extras coordinator
Gene Strange	....	first assistant accountant
Lisa W. Strout	....	location manager
Susan Such	....	executive assistant: Mr. Travolta
Jason Teahan	....	production assistant
Lora Umphress	....	assistant accountant
Maria Vallen	....	assistant: Mr. Krane
Sherrie Whitehead	....	assistant: Ms. Stowe
Michael Barnes	....	financial legal services (uncredited)
Tony Brazas	....	stand-in: Mr. Travolta (uncredited)
Terri L. Burns	....	office production assistant: Sacramento (uncredited)
Billy Fields	....	set medic (uncredited)
Craig Hosking	....	pilot (uncredited)
Mark Ivie	....	fencing choreographer (uncredited)
Mark Ivie	....	fencing double: Boyd Kestner (uncredited)
Michael Kehoe	....	craft service: Savannah/Los Angeles (uncredited)
Tony Kerum	....	caterer (uncredited)
Judy Malinoski	....	production nurse (uncredited)
Ronda McCall	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Day Permuy	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Steven Sessions	....	script coordinator (uncredited)
Bernadette Tanchauco	....	construction accountant (uncredited)
Tim Weske	....	co-fencing choreographer (uncredited)
Tim Weske	....	sword fight coordinator (uncredited)

Thanks
Patrick Prokop	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures (presents)
• Neufeld Rehme Productions
• MFP Munich Film Partners GmbH & Company I. Produktions KG

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1999) (USA) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1999) (non-USA) (theatrical)
• Filmes Lusomundo (1999) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1999) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1999) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1999) (France) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1999) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (200?) (Argentina) (VHS)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2002) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2000) (UK) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (200?) (Italy) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2000) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (1999) (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (2000) (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (2000) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• SBS6 (2003) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)

Special Effects

• Steve Johnson's XFX (dummy corpse)
• VisionArt (digital visual effects)

Other Companies

• Cenex Casting  extras casting
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color timing (as Deluxe)
• Imaginary Forces  title design
• Milan Records  soundtrack
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Movie Movers  transportation
• Pacific Title/Mirage  titles and opticals
• Panavision  camera and lenses
• Paramount Pictures Scoring Stage M  music recorded at
• Paramount Pictures  digital sound editing
• Playback Technologies  24-frame video playback
• Playback Technologies  computer graphics
• Shotmaker Co., The  akela crane provided by
• Tony's Food Service  catering
• Wescam USA  wescam provided by

Also Known As:

Wehrlos - Die Tochter des Generals (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated R for graphic images relating to sexual violence including a strong rape scene, some perverse sexuality, nudity and language

Runtime:

116 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:R (certificate #36365) | Philippines:R-18 | Malaysia:U | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) | Netherlands:12 (TV version) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KNT | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 (bw) | Ireland:18 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Savannah, Georgia, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

John Cusack was, at one time, the lead candidate for Paul Brenner. But it was agreed that he was too young for the role.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The 21 gun salute as the casket is loaded onto the C-123 Provider, would have never taken place at that time or place. The 21 gun salute takes place at the funeral in a cemetery.

Quotes:

Brenner: My father was a drunk, a gambler and a womanizer. I worshipped him.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The General's Daughter: Behind the Secrets (1999) (V)

Soundtrack:

In diesen heil'gen Hallen

An Ugly Painting set to emotive music...

A surprisingly stylised and artistic approach to an old theme. The smoky yellow colour tints, especially during graphic violence are very beautiful, therefore the subject matter is even more disturbing. The colour is sumptuous throughout which holds the viewers attention, even in the more routine sequences. The actors performances are rather mismatched, because some are realistic, Cromwell, & interesting, Woods, and others are plastic, Stowe, or complacent, Travolta. The plot is a traditional tale of integration and violating those the established dont want integrated, resulting in retrobution. Despite the clashes in acting style & limitations of plot, this film works! I cannot explain why, maybe a magnificent cinematographer is all a film needs, but it is riveting viewing.

My Rating: 7/10 When I had just seen this film I said 8/10, but over time I digested it and realised that the performances irritated me too much to maintain my initial opinion. The main problem is Travolta, his trademark being - wonderful charisma, which some films need, but this film did not need that, I prepose that he was wrongly cast in this film. It is this aspect that dulls it's memory. But I do recommend that you see this film if you like instantaneous impact & buzz and dont care who the actors are.

Who Should Watch this Film? This is an 18 Certificate, UK, you do need to be over 18yrs to understand it. There are a few behaviours regarding 'Ms Campbell' that only maturity will reveal any understanding about. Basically, men & women get the same package here, there are no subplots or romances or shoot-em-ups, it's a serious narrative. It's a film about army rape. Women will cope with the subject material because it's shot exquisitly & is very respectful towards women, and men will cope with it because problems are worked through and are solvable. If you can handle the basic premiss of the plot, then you will be surprised by the colour & sound of the film. It has the most stunning soundtrack I have encountered for a long time. The traditional African songs will blow your mind, because they do not match the visuals. I am recommending this film for the music & colour alone. It is this that will really make you think deeply.