The Sergeant (1968)

The Sergeant (1968)

Just one weakness.... Just one. 1968-12-20 United States of America 108 Min. PG-13
6.4 12 votes

Overview

THE SERGEANT is the story of the dark inner struggle of Master Sergeant Albert Callan to overcome the overwhelming attraction he feels for one of his charges. In the staid and stifling environment of a post-World War II army post in France, Callan's deeply repressed attraction to other men surfaces when he encounters handsome Private Swanson. Maintaining the rugged "man's man" image of a war hero, Callan barks orders to his underlings. Later, lonely in his solitude, he recalls the frightening experiences of war and the events that led to this crossroads. Filled with self-loathing and unable to act on the natural attraction he feels for Swanson, Callan's affection festers into antagonism. He pushes Swanson constantly with verbal assaults and undeserved punishments.

Cast

Rod Steiger is MSgt. Albert Callan
MSgt. Albert Callan
John Phillip Law is Pfc. Tom Swanson
Pfc. Tom Swanson
Frank Latimore is Capt. Loring
Capt. Loring
Elliott Sullivan is Pop Henneken
Pop Henneken
Ronald Rubin is Cpl. Cowley
Cpl. Cowley
Philip Roye is Aldous Brown
Aldous Brown
Jerry Brouer is Sgt. Komski
Sgt. Komski
Memphis Slim is Nightclub Singer
Nightclub Singer
Nadine Alari is Solange's Mother (uncredited)
Solange's Mother (uncredited)
Gabriel Gascon is Paul (uncredited)
Paul (uncredited)