Maxwell slaughter jackie gleason is a kind, heavyset guy who has reached the rank of master sergeant in the army. The script for soldier in the rain 1963 was cowritten by blake edwards. Soldier in the rain 1963 movie clip we werent drinking gasoline airing. It also has other actors that work good in the movie. From the writerdirector of the attorney comes this actionthriller starring jung woosung and kwak dowon. See the full list of soldier in the rain cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Pocket full of dreams tuesday weld old hollywood glamour, vintage. 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.
At the time of this film it was headquartered at the presidio in san francisco, ca, and was used for training soldiers being sent overseas. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing soldier in the rain near you. Inactivated in 1995, it was reactivated in 2008 and is now headquartered at fort sam houston in texas. Soldier in the rain 1963 full movie, the bond of friendship between a worldlywise army master sergeant and his naive worshiper. Hear classic music from soldier in the rain, 1963, directed by ralph nelson, with jackie gleason, steve mcqueen, tuesday weld, at tcm. A little gem of a movie with steve mcqueen, jackie gleason, and tuesday weld. 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.
When i saw the movie, i was surprised to see a few scenes i had never seen before. Henry mancinis main title theme from the film soldier in the rain 1963. Videos for soldier in the rain turner classic movies. The unlikely duo of steve mcqueen and jackie gleason star in this military comedydrama. Maxwell slaughter is a kind, heavyset guy who has reached the rank of master sergeant in the army. Steve mcqueen, jackie gleason, tuesday weld, tony bill, tom poston, ed nelson show embed code.
View hd trailers and videos for soldier in the rain on rotten tomatoes, then check our tomatometer to find out what the critics say. Soldier in the rain is a 1963 american comedy buddy film directed by ralph nelson and. 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 bond of friendship between a worldlywise army master sergeant and his naive worshiper. The movie features two exceptional performances from jackie gleason and steve mcqueen, each cast against type here. Widescreen version of jackie gleason and steve mcqueen in the wonderful movie solider in the rain. Clay is much more ambitious, considering the military simply a stepping stone. 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. The large patch on the left shoulder of everyones uniform is that of the u. Kurt was very good in this movie, such a good actor, but especially this role cause he hardly said a word which made it made even better role. There are no extras and no change for insight into the movie. Tuesday weld portrays gleasons characters romantic partner. 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. Eustis clay, slaughter forms a close bond with his peer.
Ralph nelsons soldier in the rain is a wonderful movie about the true power of friendship. Soldier in the rain, mc queen, steve mcqueen, films, movies, soldiers, board. A warner archive collection release on dvdr format, its in 16. With steve mcqueen, jackie gleason, tuesday weld, tony bill. Soldier in the rain pictures rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The hot dog vendor from the carol burnett show full sketch duration. Soldier in the rain is a 1963 american comedy buddy film directed by ralph nelson and starring jackie gleason and steve mcqueen.
This sets off the ire of bobby jos wouldbe suitor sergeant fred lenahan lew gallo, a tough military policeman whos already got a bone to pick with eustis, leading to a tragic turn of events for eustis and max. He has a private office in special services, where a drink machine dispenses bottlesoda when struck in the right place. And i had a few more lines than i remembered in the movie. This video originally had black bars, i used videpad video editor to remove the. Jackie gleason,steve mcqueen,tuesday weld, tony bill,tom poston, ralph nelson. Soldier in the rain 1963 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Soldier in the rain was originally released by allied artists. Watch soldier in the rain 1963 full movie online m4ufree.
As described in the book, the reason solder in the rain is one of mcqueens lesserknown films is because it came out only a few days after president kennedy was killed. Mar 27, 2016 tmc recently aired soldier in the rain 1963. Soldier in the rain 1963 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Slaughter is the perfect soldier, content with his solitary army life. Jackie gleason, steve mcqueen, tuesday weld, tony bill, tom poston, chris noel, ed nelson, lou gallo, rockne. Its like a handbook to the film and it puts the movie and its stars into context when it was filmed in 1963.
Steve mcqueen, jackie gleason, tuesday weld, tony bill, tom poston, ed nelson. He may only be the writer and producer, but it is as personal as his best films. Soldier in the rain is a military comedy drama, which depicts the lives of main characters master sergeant max slaughter, and sergeant eustis clay. Oct 18, 2017 soldier in the rain is one of mcqueens forgotten gems but it should not be overlooked. The rain soldier 1998 cast and crew an idealistic attorneys soul mate may in fact be a man whom her father prosecuted more than 50 years ago. Tuesday weld in soldier in the rain 1963 soldier in the rain 1963 jackie gleason and tuesday weld in. 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. Soldier in the rain is one of mcqueens forgotten gems but it should not be overlooked.
Soldier in the rain pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released soldier in the rain pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures. Soldier in the rain 1963 steve mcqueen dvd elvis dvd. Soldier in the rain soldier in the rain is available on dvd. Soldier in the rain 1963 trailers and clips moviefone. Soldier in the rain is a military peace time comedy starring steve mcqueen, jackie gleason and tuesday weld. Soldier in the rain is a 1963 american comedy film starring jackie gleason and steve mcqueen, and directed by ralph nelson. Tuesday weld portrays gleasons characters romantic partner 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. Soldier in the rain 1963, starring jackie gleason and steve mcqueen, is a comedydrama film about the friendship between an aging army. Buy or rent soldier in the rain movie now family video. An army supply sergeants tragic hero is a portly master sergeant who knows his way around. 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.
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