The General's Daughter 1999

Go behind the lies.

6.391 / 10   868 vote(s)
R
Thriller Mystery Crime

When the body of Army Capt. Elisabeth Campbell is found on a Georgia military base, two investigators, Warrant Officers Paul Brenner and Sara Sunhill, are ordered to solve her murder. What they uncover is anything but clear-cut. Unseemly details emerge about Campbell's life, leading to allegations of a possible military coverup of her death and the involvement of her father, Lt. Gen. Joseph Campbell.

Release Date 1999-06-18
Runtime 1h 56m
Directors Simon West, Peter Menzies Jr., Steve Danton, Donald Sparks, Foongy Lee
Producers Anson Downes, Linda Favila, Lis Kern, Stratton Leopold, Jonathan D. Krane, Mace Neufeld, Kathy Day, Maria Vallen, Anthony Archuleta, Robert D. Crotty
Writers Christopher Bertolini, William Goldman, Nelson DeMille

Not the strongest mystery-drama-thriller but serviceable if not also pretty heavy in a few scenes dealing with a woman's brutal sexual assault. Travolta gives a fine performance as does the reliable James Cromwell, not to mention James Woods and Madeline Stowe. This is probably my third time viewing, first in a long while, but still found it engaging as well as really sad. 3.75/5

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