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Soldier Jack, or The Man Who Caught Death in a Sack (1989)
Directed by Tom Davenport
“Wickety-wak, into my sack!”
Fantasy · 40m
Adapted from an Appalachian Jack Tale set in the late 1940s, this tale follows a World War II veteran named Jack who, in return for an act of kindness, receives two magical gifts: a sack that can catch anything and a jar that can show whether a sick person will recover or die. Jack becomes a national hero when he rescues the president's daughter from a serious illness by capturing Death in his magic sack. However, after many years without Death in the world, Jack realizes that he has upset the natural order and releases Death to save humankind from perpetual old age and misery.
Cast
F
Floyd King
Beggar at Station
M
Michael Heintzman
Jack
M
Mark Jaster
Beggar on Hill
Nancy Robinette
Waitress
Steve Monroe
Frightened Boy
T
Tom Agner
Mr. Bliven
I
Irwin Ziff
Angry Doctor
G
Gordon Weiss
Devil
M
Mark Jaster
Devil
R
Robert Chafitz
Devil
K
Keith Fulwood
Bliven's Helper
M
Michael Levick
Bliven's Helper
Crew
- Director
- Tom Davenport
- Director of Photography
- Arnie Sirlin, Tom Kaufman
- Original Music Composer
- Bill Mansfield
- Editor
- Marcia Neidley, Randy Hort
- Producer
- Tom Davenport, Mimi Davenport
Details
- Release date
- 1989-04-01
- Runtime
- 40m
- Genres
- Fantasy
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Davenport Films, Folkstreams.