The Soldier
A covert CIA agent faces renegade KGB agents.
James Glickenhaus wrote, directed, and produced the 1982 American action thriller film titled The Soldier (also released as Codename: The Soldier).[1] The protagonist, a CIA agent whose name is never given, is played by Ken Wahl; his mission is to stop rogue KGB operatives who are threatening to set off a dirty bomb at the Ghawar Oil Field.[1][2]
Quick Facts
- Director
- James Glickenhaus
- Starring
- Ken Wahl
- Alberta Watson
- Jeremiah Sullivan
- William Prince
- Klaus Kinski
- Music
- Tangerine Dream
- Cinematography
- Robert M. Baldwin
- Editing
- Paul Fried
- Studio
- Embassy Pictures
- Runtime
- 96 minutes
- Country
- United States
Facts from the source article.
Key facts and history
Glickenhaus then took the project to Avco Embassy Pictures, which provided $6 million in production costs.[3] The idea for the film came to James Glickenhaus after he read John McPhee's The Curve of Binding Energy, a book about how plutonium is moved around.[4] For the first time, a movie crew was allowed to shoot at the real Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin.[5] George Strait, a country music performer, appears briefly in the film singing "Fool-Hearted Memory," a song he wrote for the movie.[6][7]
What the cited sources add
A 2017 review notes the film is remembered mainly for a ski chase where the Soldier executes a 360° turn while firing a machine gun.[2] The same review states the Soldier's name is never revealed and he leads a team of special agents.[2] The review also mentions that Mossad assigns an agent played by Alberta Watson to help the Soldier.[2] Glickenhaus stated in an interview that he worked with George Strait, who wrote "Fool-Hearted Memory" for the movie.[7]
The interview also notes that Avco Embassy wanted Glickenhaus to do a more mainstream film after The Exterminator, which was The Soldier.[7] A 2014 soundtrack release is described as a compilation of excerpts from official Tangerine Dream albums, with new track titles not mentioning the real origin.[8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Titles | 2:03 |
| 2 | Cue #1: Variation on Logos #1 | 4:55 |
| 3 | Cue #2: Variation on Horizon #1 | 2:59 |
| 4 | Cue #3: The Soldier #1 | 5:45 |
| 5 | Cue #4: Variation on Dolphin Dance | 1:28 |
| 6 | Cue #5: Variation on Tangent #1 | 2:28 |
| 7 | Cue #6: The Soldier #2 | 3:46 |
| 8 | Cue #7: The Soldier #3 | 1:50 |
| 9 | Cue #8: The Soldier #4 | 3:12 |
| 10 | Cue #9: The Soldier #5 | 4:20 |
| 11 | Cue #10: Variation on Horizon #2 | 5:16 |
| 12 | Cue #11: The Soldier #6 | 2:53 |
| 13 | Cue #12: The Soldier #7 | 1:42 |
| 14 | Cue #13: Variation on Logos #2 | 2:10 |
| 15 | Cue #14: The Soldier #8 | 7:29 |
| 16 | Cue #15: Variation on Horizon #3 | 7:47 |
Track listing from the source article.
References
- Wikipedia, "The Soldier (1982 film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "A Movie A Day #331: The Soldier (1982, directed by James Glickenhaus)", Through the Shattered Lens, December 7, 2017 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "A Movie A Day #331: The Soldier (1982, directed by James Glickenhaus)", Through the Shattered Lens, December 7, 2017. facts only, no text reused. unobtainium13.com
- Wikipedia, "The Soldier (1982 film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Soldier (1982)", AFI; "The Soldier (1982)", AFI; "The Soldier (1982)", AFI; "The Soldier (1982)", AFI (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "The Soldier (1982 film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Soldier (1982)", AFI; "The Soldier (1982)", AFI (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "The Soldier (1982 film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Soldier (1982)", AFI; "The Soldier (1982)", AFI; "The Soldier (1982)", AFI (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "The Soldier (1982 film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Soldier (1982)", AFI (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "James Glickenhaus interview", THE FLASHBACK FILES. facts only, no text reused. flashbackfiles.com
- "The Soldier". facts only, no text reused. voices-in-the-net.de
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