The Execution of Private Slovik
- TV Movie
- 1974
- 2h
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7.6/10
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The story of Eddie Slovik, who was executed by the Army in 1945, the only American soldier to be executed for desertion since the Civil War.The story of Eddie Slovik, who was executed by the Army in 1945, the only American soldier to be executed for desertion since the Civil War.The story of Eddie Slovik, who was executed by the Army in 1945, the only American soldier to be executed for desertion since the Civil War.
- Won 2 Primetime Emmys
- 3 wins & 7 nominations total
Warren J. Kemmerling
- Maj. Fellman
- (as Warren Kemmerling)
Joe George
- 109th Regiment Sergeant
- (as Joseph George)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBernard V. Calka, of Macomb County, MI--a Polish-American World War II veteran--petitioned the US Army to return Slovik's remains to the US. In 1987 he convinced President Ronald Reagan to order their return. Calka raised $8,000 to pay for the exhumation of Slovik's remains and for their transfer to Detroit's Woodmere Cemetery, where Slovik was reburied next to his wife.
- Quotes
Father Stafford: Give it another volley if you like it so much!
Maj. Fellman: Take it easy, Padre! None of us are enjoying this.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 26th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1974)
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MacArthur should have been charged for war crimes.
War is a brutal business, and people are going to die. But to execute anyone, for simply not wanting to kill or be killed to me is outright murder. I could understand sending him to the stockades for a few months, but to out and out order his murder just to make an example is wrong on so many levels. Personally forcing anyone to kill or be killed is way more cowardly than what Eddie Slovik did. Slovik, at least as far as the way the movie presented him, while not being an angel, was a man of principals after he left the reformatory. He never lied about his intentions, all he wanted was a discharge. He was willing to spend time in the stockades and face contempt most likely when he got back to the states. I liked at the end of the movie after he was pronounced dead where Ned Beatty's charachter said "the bravest man here today was Eddie Slovik". War is a horrible thing that has been going on for around 5000 years, and probably will keep on for another 5000, if we as a people don't kill ourselves and our planet first.
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- Arkebuseringen
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- RMS Queen Mary - 1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach, California, USA(court-martial scenes)
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