Slaughter is the perfect soldier, content with his solitary army life. Apologies for the video glitch, just switch off the screen and enjoy. With steve mcqueen, jackie gleason, tuesday weld, tony bill. Soldier in the rain 1963 full movie, the bond of friendship between a worldlywise army master sergeant and his naive worshiper. Jul 03, 2017 great fight scene i noticed missing when i searched for it recently. Soldier in the rain 1963 maxwell slaughter jackie gleason is a kind, heavyset guy who has reached the rank of master sergeant in the army. Soldier in the rain 1963, an eccentric but likable military drama, starred steve mcqueen, gleason, and tuesday weld. Soldier in the rain dvdr 1963 warner archive collection. Hollywood must of thought the same, because soldier in the rain received zero nominations from the usual gang of idiots we call the academy. Next was fate is the hunter 1964, a suspense film about a planecrash investigation with glenn ford and rod taylor. Soldier in the rain 1963 sentimental military comedy revolves around two contemporary army buddies, master sergeant maxwell slaughter jackie gleason, a smooth operator, who supply sergeant eustis clay steve mcqueen idolizes and hopes will join him as a civilian in a private business enterprise. Clay steve mcqueen in another getrichquick scheme has meltzer tony bill running predawn time trials when mp lenahan lew gallo speeds by with date bobby jo tuesday weld, police chief paul hartman taking over until bad guy priest ed nelson. Gleason is a marvel to watch and can say more with no.
Soldier in the rain 1963 trailers and clips moviefone. Perhaps people bought into the mystique of panther but wouldnt want to see a movie about character rather than plot. Soldier in the rain is a military comedy drama, which depicts the lives of main characters master sergeant max slaughter, and sergeant eustis clay. Tuesday weld costars as a ditzy teenager and tony bill also appears as mcqueens screwball sidekick. Soldier in the rain is a 1963 american comedy film starring jackie gleason and steve mcqueen, and directed by ralph nelson. Produced by martin jurow and cowritten by maurice richlin and blake edwards, the screenplay is based upon a 1960 novel by william goldman and concerns the friendship between an army master sergeant and a young country bumpkin buck sergeant. Soldier in the rain 1963 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Watch soldier in the rain 1963 full movie online m4ufree.
Eustis clay, slaughter forms a close bond with his peer. Soldier in the rain 1963 ralph nelson, steve mcqueen, jackie gleason, tuesday weld october 11, 2019 sentemental military comedy revolves around two contemporary army buddies, master sergeant maxwell slaughter jackie gleason, a smooth operator, who supply sergeant eustis clay steve mcqueen idolizes and hopes will join him as a civilian in. Soldier in the rain 1963 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Hot on the heels of mcqueens starsolidifying role in the great escape and gleasons celebrated role as minnesota fats in the hustler, as well as a. There are no extras and no change for insight into the movie. Soldier in the rain 1963 trailers and clips maxwell slaughter jackie gleason is a kind, heavyset guy who has reached the rank of master sergeant in the army. Its too bad the film has not be widely released on dvd by the studio and is only a dvd on demand from amazon. The hot dog vendor from the carol burnett show full sketch duration. Soldier in the rain a curious comedydrama with gleason providing both and mcqueen providing neither. Clay steve mcqueen in another getrichquick scheme has meltzer tony bill running predawn time trials when mp lenahan lew gallo speeds by with date bobby jo tuesday weld, police chief paul hartman taking over until bad guy priest ed nelson shows up, in. Produced by martin jurow and cowritten by maurice richlin and blake edwards, the screenplay is based upon a 1960 novel by william goldman and concerns the. Clay hopes to convince slaughter to join him in a business venture outside of the service, but, in the meantime, he introduces the older officer to the beautiful young bobby jo pepperdine, inadvertently.
Soldier in the rain trailer 1963 video detective movie. The unlikely duo of steve mcqueen and jackie gleason star in this military comedydrama. Unless he rose up in ranks within 10 years this movie is copywrite 1963, his ribbons and awards on his chest do not reflect the two korean awards he should be wearing. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing soldier in the rain near you. Maxwell slaughter is a kind, heavyset guy who has reached the rank of master sergeant in the army. Clay is much more ambitious, considering the military simply a stepping stone.
When i saw the movie, i was surprised to see a few scenes i had never seen before. Soldier in the rain 1963 movie clip we werent drinking gasoline airing. The story revolves around two buddies in the army, mcqueen as a supply sergeant and gleason as his superior officer. Goldmans publishers pressured him to change what they considered a downer ending. Soldier in the rain 1963 steve mcqueen dvd elvis dvd.
Soldier in the rain film by nelson 1963 britannica. The desolation of smaug 20 online free full movie 1 comment. Sentemental military comedy revolves around two contemporary army buddies, master sergeant maxwell slaughter jackie gleason, a smooth operator, who supply sergeant eustis clay steve mcqueen idolizes and hopes will join him as a civilian in a private business enterprise. And i had a few more lines than i remembered in the movie. As mentioned above in another goof note, sergeant maxwell slaughter may be a combat veteran of two wars. Steve mcqueen, jackie gleason, tuesday weld, tony bill, tom poston, ed nelson show embed code. Great fight scene i noticed missing when i searched for it recently. Mancinis gorgeous rerecording of his classic theme for the 1963 movie of the same name, issued on the dear heart album.
The script for soldier in the rain 1963 was cowritten by blake edwards. Soldier in the rain is a 1963 american comedy film starring jackie gleason and steve mcqueen, and directed by ralph. Soldier in the rain is a 1963 american comedy buddy film directed by ralph nelson and starring jackie gleason and steve mcqueen. Read the full synopsis of soldier in the rain, 1963, directed by ralph nelson, with jackie gleason, steve mcqueen, tuesday weld, at turner classic movies. The bond of friendship between a worldlywise army master sergeant and his naive worshiper. Other articles where soldier in the rain is discussed. Tuesday weld portrays gleasons characters romantic partner. See the full list of soldier in the rain cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Soldier in the rain is one of mcqueens forgotten gems but it should not be overlooked. Gleason is a marvel to watch and can say more with no words than most actors can with pages of. Maxwell slaughter jackie gleason is a kind, heavyset guy who has reached the rank of master sergeant in the army. Considering the talent involved steve mcqueen, jackie gleason, tuesday weld, william goldman, blake edwards, henri mancini, director ralph nelson soldier in the rain 1963 is not a fondly remembered army comedydrama.
1091 1030 1062 750 972 983 966 385 1229 151 677 650 205 813 1385 1420 1413 485 1581 845 47 882 946 585 469 1224 255 476 84 121 1443 653 55 348 940