Rebel

1985 Drama

This WW II musical is set in Australia and chronicles the exploits of a nightclub singer and the young Marine who loves her. She works in a Quonset hut turned into a saloon and helps stage shows for battle-weary troops returning from the South Seas. After one performance she holds a small party in her apartment and there meets the Marine sergeant who has just sailed in from Guadalcanal. Although she is married and awaiting the return of her husband, who is also at war, he decides to pursue her. Later she learns that her husband has been killed. Soon after, the Marine confesses that he can no longer handle the violence and has gone AWOL.

Director: Michael Jenkins

Starring: Matt Dillon, Debbie Byrne, Bryan Brown, Bill Hunter, Ray Barrett

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Awards

  • Best Achievement in Cinematography

    Australian Film Institute (1985)