The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley

The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley

1963 · 45 min · ★ 9.0 · Thriller, TV Movie

20 years after a Second World War court-martial, a vet pulls a gun on the ruthless attorney who defended him, when the cynical mouthpiece, who doesn't even remember his former client, refuses to see him. So the shaken gunman recounts the story of accidentally fragging his commanding officer.

Directed by Robert Altman · Written by David Moessinger

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