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The General's Daughter
“Go behind the lies.”
6.4 / 10• 1999• 1h 56m•R• English
ThrillerMysteryCrime
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
John Travolta
Warrant Officer Paul Brenner
Lead
Madeleine Stowe
Warrant Officer Sarah Sunhill
James Cromwell
General Joseph Campbell
Timothy Hutton
Colonel William Kent
Leslie Stefanson
Captain Elisabeth Campbell
Daniel von Bargen
Police Chief Yardley
Clarence Williams III
Colonel George Fowler
James Woods
Colonel Robert Moore
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Simon West's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The General's Daughter is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
