Spain / Sep 21, 1981 / San Sebastián Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
A squad of National Guards on an isolated weekend exercise in the Louisiana swamp must fight for their lives when they anger local Cajuns by stealing their canoes. Without live ammunition and in a strange country, their experience begins to mirror the Vietnam experience.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Peter Coyote | Poole |
| Alan Autry | Bowden |
| Brion James | Trapper |
| Sonny Landham | Hunter |
| Allan Graf | Hunter |
| Ned Dowd | Hunter |
| Rob Ryder | Hunter |
| Greg Guirard | Cajun Couple |
| June Borel | Cajun Couple |
| Jeanne-Louise Bulliard | Cajun Dancer |
| Orel Borel | Cajun Dancer |
| Jeannie Spector | Cajun Dancer |
| Marc Savoy | Cajun Musician |
| Frank Savoy | Cajun Musician |
| Dewey Balfa | Cajun Musician |
| John Stelly | Cajun Musician |
| Billy C. Chandler | Lincoln (uncredited) |
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| Joseph Oliveira | Soldier (uncredited) |
Genres
ThrillerAction
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Southern Comfort |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | Français, English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Cinema Group Ventures, Phoenix (II), 20th Century Fox |
| Release date | 24 settembre 1981 |
| Executive producer | William J. Immerman |
| Production | David Giler |
| Writer | Walter Hill, David Giler, Michael Kane |
| Casting | Judith Holstra |
| Editing | Freeman A. Davies, Teri E. Dorman, Carmel Davies, Lisa Zeno Churgin, Jim Schurmann, Jack Hooper |
| Cinematography | Andrew Laszlo, Dick Montagne, Richard Craig Meinardus, Lynn Lockwood, John London, Jay Davis, Tom D. May, James Zenk, Neil Roach, James Etheridge |
| Assistant directors | Robert Roe, Pat Kehoe, Walter Hill, Mary Ann Newfield |
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Release dates
Premiere
United Kingdom / Jun 27, 2015 / Edinburgh International Film Festival
Theatrical release
United States / Sep 24, 1981 / R / Lafayette, Louisiana
Canada / Oct 22, 1981 / 18A
United Kingdom / Oct 29, 1981 / 18
Finland / Jan 22, 1982 / K-16
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Sweden / Jan 29, 1982 / 15
Netherlands / Feb 04, 1982 / 12
Norway / Mar 02, 1982 / 18
Australia / Apr 23, 1982
Spain / May 07, 1982 / Madrid
Denmark / Jul 02, 1982 / 15
Portugal / Oct 22, 1982
France / Mar 09, 1983 / 12
Italy / Mar 24, 1983
Hong Kong / Jun 15, 1983
Germany / Apr 06, 1984 / 16
Physical media
Netherlands / Jul 22, 2003 / 12 / DVD
Germany / Aug 05, 2004 / DVD
France / Jun 21, 2006 / DVD
TV
Netherlands / Oct 16, 2005 / 12 / Veronica
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