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      The Sergeant

      R 1968 1h 47m Drama LGBTQ+ List
      20% 5 Reviews Tomatometer 71% 50+ Ratings Audience Score 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. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jun 22 Buy Now

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      Steve D Before its time but not especially good. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/27/23 Full Review Audience Member A Truly Pure Work of Art Masterpiece Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Steiger is a brave actor, and his character in this movie has Swanee problems. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Variety Staff Variety 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. Jun 30, 2020 Full Review Paul Schrader Los Angeles Free Press The failure of the Sergeant rests on Steiger. Jun 30, 2020 Full Review Larry Zolf Maclean's Magazine Rod Steiger's performance is more stunned than stunning. Jul 10, 2019 Full Review Penelope Houston The Spectator 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. Jul 12, 2018 Full Review TV Guide Staff TV Guide 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. Feb 23, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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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
      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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