The Execution of Private Slovik (1974)

Name: The Execution of Private Slovik
Genre: War, Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1974-03-13
Duration: 116 min
Cast: Martin Sheen, Mariclare Costello, Ned Beatty, Gary Busey, Matt Clark

Was it an Act of Cowardice... or an Act of Conscience?

The story of Eddie Slovik, who was executed by the Army in 1945, the only American soldier to be executed for desertion since the Civil War.

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Released 1974-03-13 · 116 min · War, Drama

Directed by Lamont Johnson

Cast

Martin Sheen as Eddie Slovik
Mariclare Costello as Antoinette Slovik
Ned Beatty as Father Stafford
Gary Busey as Jimmy Feedek
Matt Clark as Dunn
Ben Hammer as Lt. Col. Leacock
Warren J. Kemmerling as Maj. Fellman
Charles Haid as Brockmeyer
Kathryn Grody as Margaret
Paul Lambert as Joe Sirelli
Jon Cedar as Holloway
Joe George as 109th Regiment Sergeant
Laurence Haddon as Piper
James Burr Johnson as NCO
Tom Ligon as Childs