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Rebel

1985 · 1h 29m · War, Romance

He's a fighter and a rebel. She's dynamite, she's dazzling. To the world he's trouble. But to Kathy, he's a hero

This drama is set in World War II Australia, where an American Marine, Rebel is recuperating from wounds suffered in battle. He is weary of war and is intent on going AWOL and escaping from Australia. He becomes infatuated with a local singer, Kathy and pursues her. Kathy is married and initially is not interested in him, but later begins to love Rebel. Kathy receives a letter advising her that her husband was killed in battle. The local police and the U.S. Military are searching for Rebel as an AWOL soldier. Rebel arranges to escape Austalia by a cargo ship, but eventually allows himself to be arrested in order to keep the local police from arresting Kathy for harboring him

Cast

• Matt Dillon as Rebel
• Debra Byrne as Kathy McLeod
• Bryan Brown as Tiger
• Bill Hunter as Browning
• Ray Barrett as Bubbles
• Julie Nihill as Joycie
• John O'May as Benie
• Kim Deacon as Hazel
• Isabelle Anderson as Mrs. Palmer
• Sheree da Costa as Barbara
• Joy Smithers as Mary, All Girl Band
• Cassandra Delaney as All Girl Band

Details

Director

Michael Jenkins

Released

December 5, 1985

Runtime

1h 29m

Genres

War, Romance

Studio

J&M Entertainment and Roadshow Films

Status

Released

TMDB score

5.4 / 10 from 11 votes