The Last Tattoo
“Not all wars are fought on the Battlefield.”
Storyline
In 1943, U.S. marines are stationed near Wellington. One of them is murdered by the boss of the Hotel Workers Union, who is sitting pretty, exempt from military service and living it up on black market profits. Girls under the control of the union - of whom the victim's fiancee, Rose, is one - give sexual favours to the Americans, in return for information. The marine assigned to investigate the murder, tries to find Rose through a public health nurse who traces VD infections. However they discover there it more going on than they realized, involving a conspiracy amongst the Union, the government and the U.S. military.
Cast & Crew
Tony Goldwyn
Captain Mike Starwood
Lead
Kerry Fox
Kelly Towne
Robert Loggia
Colonel Conrad Dart
Rod Steiger
General Frank W. Zane
John Bach
Austen Leech
Timothy Balme
Jim Mitchell
Tony Barry
James Carroll
Peter Hambleton
Peter Davis
What People Are Saying
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Reid's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. The Last Tattoo is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
