The General's Daughter (1999)

June 18, 1999 (US) • Thriller, Mystery, Crime • 116m

Overview

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.

Director

Simon West

Writers

Christopher Bertolini, William Goldman, Nelson DeMille

Top Billed

John Travolta

Keywords

rape post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) based on novel or book politics homicide police chief georgia cover-up murder betrayal gang rape investigator decorum army general army captain west point basic training murder investigation army base army officer father daughter relationship military excercise homicide investigation psychological warfare military cover-up psychological trauma psychological operations ucmj - military law chief warrant officer

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Top Billed Cast

John Travolta

Warrant Officer Paul Brenner

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

John Beasley

Colonel Dr. Donald Slesinger

Boyd Kestner

Captain Jake Elby

Brad Beyer

Captain Bransford

John Benjamin Hickey

Captain Goodson

Rick Dial

Cal Seiver

Peter Weireter

Belling

Mark Boone Junior

Staff Sergeant Dalbert Elkins

Ariyan A. Johnson

PFC Robbins

John Frankenheimer

General Sonnenberg

Katrina vanden Heuvel

CNN Anchor

Chris Snyder

Deputy Yardley

Steve Danton

Bomb Van Soldier

Rich Jackson

Bomb Van Soldier

Joshua Stafford

Soldier Who Finds Elisabeth

Darius Cottrell

Soldier Who Finds Elisabeth

Scott Rosenberg

MP Guard

Jared Chandler

MP Guard

Jim Morse

MP Guard

Paul Ware

MP Guard

Mark Ivie

Fencing Loser

Michael Swiney

Lockup Sergeant

Tait Ruppert

Young Tech

Lisa A. Tripp

Work Detail Leader

James O. Evans

Sex Video Officer

Chris Grayson

Sex Video Officer

Sy Leopold

Sex Video Officer

Fred Tate

Sex Video Officer

Steve Goyen

Honor Guard Commander

Pablo Espinosa

Color Guard Commander

Levin Handy Jr.

Airborne Soldier

Jason M. Luevano

Airborne Soldier

Gustavo A. Perdomo

Drill Team NCO

Rodney Mitchell

Ranger Instructor

Ryan D. Kirkland

Ranger Instructor

Michael Gerald

Soldier in Locker Room

Matthew R. Anderson

Firing Party Commander

Cooper Huckabee

Colonel Weems

Kelly Casey

Natalie Kent (uncredited)

Tyler Casey

Todd Kent (uncredited)

Ty Williams

West Point Officer (uncredited)

Job Alonso

West Point Officer (uncredited)

Timothy 'TJ' James Driscoll

Sex Video Officer (uncredited)

Brent Miller

Soldier in Locker Room (uncredited)

Gorja Max

US Army Captain (uncredited)

John Wilkie

Alpha Driver (uncredited)

Crew

Simon West

Director

Carter Burwell

Original Music Composer

Erica Edell Phillips

Costume Designer

Christopher Bertolini

Screenplay

William Goldman

Screenplay

Nelson DeMille

Novel

Anson Downes

Associate Producer

Linda Favila

Associate Producer

Lis Kern

Associate Producer

Stratton Leopold

Co-Producer

Jonathan D. Krane

Executive Producer

Mace Neufeld

Producer

Peter Menzies Jr.

Director of Photography

Glen Scantlebury

Editor

Mindy Marin

Casting

J. Dennis Washington

Production Design

Ann Harris

Art Direction

Thomas T. Taylor

Art Direction

Marvin March

Set Decoration

Stratton Leopold

Unit Production Manager

Mark Peterson

Costume Supervisor

Patti Dalzell

Script Supervisor

Craig Hosking

Aerial Coordinator

Cliff Fleming

Pilot

Bruce Benson

Pilot

Corey Fleming

Pilot

Cris Saunders

Pilot

Rick Shuster

Pilot

Tony Brazas

Stunts

Tim Weske

Stunts

Steve Danton

First Assistant Director

Donald Sparks

Second Assistant Director

Amy Ness

Production Supervisor

Debbie Schwab

Production Supervisor

Robert Presley

Steadicam Operator

Robert Presley

"A" Camera Operator

Joe C. Maxwell

"B" Camera Operator

Joe C. Maxwell

Additional Photography

Richard Cantu

"C" Camera Operator

Tony Rivetti Sr.

First Assistant Camera

Fred L. McLane

First Assistant Camera

Matthew E. Alper

First Assistant Camera

Frank D. Parrish

Second Assistant Camera

Megan Forste

Second Assistant Camera

Ingrid Semler

Camera Loader

Mike Thomas

Underwater Camera

Thomas Causey

Sound Mixer

Joseph F. Brennan

Boom Operator

Richard Kite

Cableman

Rich Jackson

Video Assist Operator

Erik L. Nelson

Property Master

Christopher Amy

Assistant Property Master

Bryan D. Garofalo

Assistant Property Master

David J. Negrón Jr.

Storyboard Artist

Lorrie Campbell

Set Designer

Lynn Christopher

Set Designer

Beverli Eagan

Set Designer

Daril Alder

Leadman

Margo Fisher Newman

Assistant Set Decoration

Robert Mazaraki

Production Coordinator

Geno Ghiselli

Set Dresser

Richard Chirco

Set Dresser

Mark W. Brown

Set Dresser

Robert Camron

Set Dresser

Sean O'Harra

Set Dresser

Michael P. Hunter

Set Dresser

Richard D. Wright

Set Dresser

Glenn Neufeld

Visual Effects Supervisor

Tim Jackson

Propmaker

Tom Lifsey

Propmaker

Frank Capello

Propmaker

Dale DeStefani

Propmaker

Will Huff

Makeup Artist

Toni G

Makeup Supervisor

Joy Zapata

Hair Supervisor

Geordie Sheffer

Hairstylist

Donna Marcione Pollack

Costume Supervisor

John M. 'Jack' Wright

Key Set Costumer

Lisa A. Doyle

Set Costumer

David Israel

Location Manager

Lisa W. Strout

Location Manager

Don Miller

Production Accountant

Jamie Daddio

Assistant Accountant

George 'Skip' Henfling

Assistant Accountant

Yvonne Ramond

Assistant Accountant

Lora Umphress

Assistant Accountant

Irina Naydichev

Payroll Accountant

Todd E. Miller

Additional Editing

Mark Rathaus

First Assistant Editor

Stephen Hunter Flick

Sound Designer

Stephen Hunter Flick

Supervising Sound Editor

William Jacobs

Sound Effects Editor

Peter Brown

Sound Effects Editor

Jeff Clark

Sound Effects Editor

Carin Rogers

Supervising Dialogue Editor

Susan Kurtz

Dialogue Editor

Richard Corwin

Dialogue Editor

J.H. Arrufat

Dialogue Editor

Robert Ulrich

Supervising ADR Editor

Kerry Dean Williams

ADR Editor

Tammy Fearing

Foley Editor

Dana Gustafson

Foley Editor

Scott Curtis

Foley Editor

Jeffrey R. Payne

Foley Editor

Anne Couk

Assistant Sound Editor

Jon Michaels

Assistant Sound Editor

Roger Fearing

Assistant Sound Editor

Bill Baldwin

Assistant Sound Editor

Ron Meredith

Assistant Sound Editor

Bob Baron

ADR Mixer

David McDonald

ADR Recordist

Randy K. Singer

Foley Mixer

Sarah Monat

Foley Artist

Robin Harlan

Foley Artist

Barbara Harris

ADR Voice Casting

Steve Maslow

Sound Mixer

Gregg Landaker

Sound Mixer

Adam Milo Smalley

Music Editor

Jim Henrikson

Music Editor

Sonny Kompanek

Orchestrator

Sonny Kompanek

Conductor

Foongy Lee

Second Second Assistant Director

Kathy Day

Producer's Assistant

Maria Vallen

Executive Producer's Assistant

Anthony Archuleta

Executive Producer's Assistant

Rob Morton

Actor's Assistant

Sherrie Whitehead

Actor's Assistant

Dominique Arcadio

Art Department Coordinator

Dusty Saunders

Transportation Coordinator

Randy Cantor

Transportation Captain

Xanthia Decaux

Casting Assistant

Sierra French-Myerson

Casting Assistant

James E. Vargas

Picture Car Coordinator

Gabriela Gutentag

Unit Publicist

Richard Foreman Jr.

Still Photographer

George Paine

Special Effects Coordinator

Chuck E. Stewart

Special Effects Coordinator

Paul J. Lombardi

Special Effects Coordinator

Steve Dearth

Special Effects Technician

Scott Blackwell

Special Effects Technician

Terry Erickson

Special Effects Technician

Parry Willard

Special Effects Technician

Stan Bielowicz

Special Effects Technician

Jared Chandler

Military Consultant

Robert Hatfield

Projection

Steve Koster

Aerial Camera

Dan Kelly

Aerial Camera Technician

Steven J. Winslow

Aerial Camera Technician

Marc Kolbe

Digital Effects Supervisor

Robert D. Crotty

Digital Effects Producer

Dorene Haver

Compositing Supervisor

Alette Vernon

Compositor

Shellaine Corwel

Compositor

Christina Drahos

Compositor

Krystal Wood

Systems Administrators & Support

Jeff Pierce

I/O Supervisor

Celine Jackson

I/O Supervisor

Sean Taylor

Production Manager

Mark Boley

Hair Department Head

Laura Bryant

Location Manager

David Napoli

Set Dresser

Paul Bartoli

Set Dresser

Sean Carville

Set Dresser

Deborah Palmer

Art Department Coordinator

Bill McConnell Jr.

Second Assistant Camera

William McConnell

First Assistant Camera

Parker Meyer

Loader

Harrison Palmer

Electrician

Steve Zigler

Electrician

David Ellis

Electrician

Steven Bacon

Grip

Glenn Ballard

Grip

Shiloh Eck

Grip

Mike Akins

Grip

Joseph P. Hurt

Makeup Artist

Kenneth Bryant

Set Dresser

Lisa Davidson

Assistant Production Coordinator

Christopher Cilluffo

Assistant Production Coordinator

Rafael E. Sánchez

Chief Lighting Technician

Jarek Gorczycki

Assistant Chief Lighting Technician

Francis X. Valdez III

Assistant Chief Lighting Technician

Lee Auerbach

Electrician

Glenn Corbett

Electrician

Marek Bojsza

Electrician

Jeff Hall

Electrician

Patrick Hoeschen

Electrician

William Self

Electrician

Gary Dahlquist

Rigging Gaffer

Jeffrey J. Barrows

Set Dresser

Wendy Moynihan

Costumer

Harris Parker

Marine Coordinator

Dennis McNeill

Color Timer

Theresa Repola Mohammed

Negative Cutter

Andy Potvin

Dolby Consultant

Brian Relyea

Production Assistant

Kayce Brown

Production Assistant

Miguel Alvarado

Production Assistant

James DeOliveira

Production Assistant

Cris Graves

Production Assistant

Jeff Kirschenbaum

Production Assistant

Erin Wilhelm-Hilkey

Production Assistant

C. Alan Rawlins Sr.

First Company Grip

J. Wayne Parker

Second Company Grip

James 'Tripp' Pair III

Grip

Michael Alexonis

Grip

R. Dana Harlow

Grip

Gary Kelso

Grip

Michael S. Epley

Grip

Dave Brown

Construction Coordinator

Terry Scott

Construction Coordinator

Doug Rosenberger

Construction Foreman

J. Craig Morrison

Construction Foreman

Romina M. Laygo

Production Assistant

Cedric Nairn-Smith

Production Assistant

Matthew Smith

Production Assistant

Stephani Hunter

Production Assistant

Jason Teahan

Production Assistant

Scott Barton

Production Assistant

Una Hill

Production Assistant

Perri Fichtner Pearson

Production Assistant

Barrett J. Leigh

Production Assistant

Howard J. Morrison

Production Assistant

Elizabeth Graham

Production Assistant

Bob Brown

Stunts

Carl Hooper

CG Artist

Jon-Marc Kortsch

CG Artist

John Peel

CG Artist

Dennis Bredow

CG Artist

Archie Gogoladze

CG Artist

Jeremy Squires

CG Artist

Daniel Naulin

CG Artist

Chris 'Willie' Williams

CG Artist

Jim McLean

CG Artist

Jeremy Nelligan

CG Artist

Patricia Tallman

Stunts

Denney Pierce

Stunts

Mark Riccardi

Stunt Coordinator

Keith Campbell

Stunts

Danny Wynands

Stunts

Nancy Young

Stunts

Chester E. Tripp III

Stunts

Sandy Wasko

Stunts

David Rowden

Stunts

Jim Palmer

Stunts

Myke Schwartz

Stunts

Dennis Madalone

Stunts

Irving E. Lewis

Stunts

Bob McGovern

Stunts

Ken Lesco

Stunts

Cal Johnson

Stunts

Dane Farwell

Stunts

Edward Conna

Stunts

Mickey Giacomazzi

Stunts

Kathy Brock

Stunts

George B. Colucci Jr.

Stunts

John Branagan

Stunts

Joey Box

Stunts

Michael Farrow

Scoring Mixer

Reviews

JPV852

⭐ 7/10

July 3, 2021

Not the strongest mystery-drama-thriller but serviceable if not also pretty heavy in a few scenes dealing with a woman's brutal sexual assault. Travolta gives a fine performance as does the reliable James Cromwell, not to mention James Woods and Madeline Stowe. This is probably my third time viewing, first in a long while, but still found it engaging as well as really sad. **3.75/5**