The movie is based on the 1992 novel by the same name written by nelson demille. The movie centered a lot on paul brenner and it actually showed brenner and the generals daughter actually meeting when that didnt happen in the book. Paul brenner and cynthia sunhill of the armys criminal investigation division and capt. When the daughter of a wellknown and wellrespected base commander is murdered, an undercover detective is summoned to look into the matter and finds a slew of coverups at west point. Captain ann campbell, the daughter of legendary general joe campbell, was. The plot concerns the mysterious death of the daughter of a prominent general. The generals daughter audiobook nelson demille audible. The generals daughter is a 1999 american mystery crime film directed by simon west and starring john travolta. The body of a female soldier is found dead, possibly raped, on a u.
Yet, as most of his books, this is highly enjoyable. The young woman was staked down with tent stakes, strangled, and presumably raped. All the scene is as expected, whatever the mc want the mc get eventhough how much unreasonable it is. Her father and brother would cut off the male lead official road. The generals daughter is a 1999 crime film directed by simon west starring john travolta. Elizabeth campbell leslie stefanson is found on a georgia military base, two investigators, warrant officers paul brenner john travolta and sara sunhill madeleine stowe, are ordered to solve her murder. It is populated by edgy performances, and we get a real feeling for the characters played by woods, as a career man with a secret to hide. The flirtatious scheme of the vicious generals daughter chapter 4. In the novel, a female military cadet is gangraped by a group of her.
The generals daughter was the second feature film for director simon west. She is the pride of fort hadley until, one morning, her body is. General sternwood mentions, peripherally yet implicitly, the disappearance of his well liked, exbootlegger soninlaw, rusty regan. The plot concerns the mysterious death of the daughter of a prominent army general. It was an adaptation of the bestselling book of the same name, written by nelson demille and published in 1992. The generals daughter was made into a 1999 film of the same name, starring john travolta and madeleine stowe.
With john travolta, madeleine stowe, james cromwell, timothy hutton. Please use the follow button to get notification about the latest chapter next time when you visit. Jiang liangchan was transmigrated into a book and to the body of a sweet naive young woman whose family was destined to be a supporting role and a cannon fodder with catastrophic end. She is the pride of fort hadley until, one morning, her body is found, naked and bound, on the firing range. She is the daughter of lieutenant general joseph campbell james cromwell, an ambitious man with political aspirations. The general s daughter is a 1999 american mystery crime film directed by simon west and starring john travolta. Her six year old son, tiantian, was harmed by the adulterer while her parents were brutally murdered hua qiyue woke up again and found out that she was now in the body of a famous generals daughter, who shared the same. Warrant officer paul bremmer is already at the base investigating a plot to. The generals daughter is demilles most famous novel though it is not his best in my view. The generals daughter paul brenner, book 1 by nelson demille book cover, description, publication history.
The generals daughter is a far more complex book than just a murder mystery, as demille writes in a long and interesting foreword to this edition. Captain ann campbell is a west point graduate, the daughter of legendary general fighting joe campbell. The flirtatious scheme of the vicious generals daughter. When a professional military woman with a pristine reputation is found raped and murdered, a preliminary search turns up certain paraphernalia, and sex toys that point to a. Rebirth of the generals granddaughter novel updates. The generals daughter is a 1999 american crime film directed by simon west and starring john travolta. Long before the john travolta film of the generals daughter which the author extols in the foreword, nelson demilles seventh mystery was the breakout hit of his career. Using a powerful story line, dynamic characterizations and a familiar theme of secrecy and corruption, demille has created a memorable piece of fiction that exposes the evils underlying an autonomous military. Marlowes first action is to stake out geigers shop, which turns out to be a pornography racket disguised as a rare bookshop. Demille writes well enough, there is some snappy dialogue, the police work is painstakingly thorough, but none of the characters really come to life. She wears the world alone, and the world is still the author of this book. When a generals daughter, an army captain in psychological operations, is found murdered, two warrant officers are brought in to investigate. The generals daughter paul brenner book 1 and millions of other books are.
Paul brenner is a member of the armys elite undercover investigative unit and the man in charge of this politically explosive case. The characters aside from travoltas hero exist only as red herrings. The titular character is captain elizabeth campbell leslie stefanson, a specialist in psychological operations. After the movie, the generals daughter, nelson demilles masterpiece of suspense, received renewed attention. Much of the film was filmed in various locations in and. The generals daughter nelson demille, 1992 grand central publishing 512 pp. Cromwell, as an unbending officer and father, and williams, as a man who heroworships the general to a fault. The generals daughter is an interesting thriller, but ends up being a fairly average one at best. The generals daughter is a 1992 novel by the american author nelson demille. The rapidfire dialogue and scenes are cinematic, and the storytelling puts most movies to shame. The movie doesnt trust us to make that connection, and it also thinks were too dumb to make other connections that undermine the plot. The generals daughter follows the same basic plot i listed above. The generals daughter is for all those who enjoy mysterythrillers that neither attempt to break new ground nor are afraid to employ familiar plot devices. In her previous life, the woman that her husband cheated on dug out her beautiful eyes, told her that her child was not her husbands and then tortured her to death.
The generals daughter paul brenner, book 1 by nelson. Rusty had been married to the generals eldest daughter, vivian sternwood. The generals daughter was directed by simon west and produced by mace neufeld. Read raw mtl translation for the flirtatious scheme of the vicious generals daughter tfsvgd in english. The plot is okay, not thing interesting if you like some plot twist.
Here is an intriguing and sophisticated murder mystery of an upstanding military officer the base commanders daughter whos been leading an unsavory double life. The generals genius daughter chapter 169 the princess. The generals daughter paul brenner, book 1 by nelson demille. About the generals daughter captain ann campbell is a west point graduate, the daughter of legendary general fighting joe campbell. Youre read light novel the generals genius daughter chapter 169 the princess plot to get herself a husband online at. Chief warrant officer cw4 paul brenner john travolta, a vietnam war veteran of the 196th lib, is in georgia, masquerading as first. Amongst the suspects are the victims father, a general and vietnam war hero, as well as a dozen or so military personnel she had been sexually involved with. Sherry lansing, the studio head, liked the novel and saw it as a story that dealt with important issues in modern american society. She was an army captain and the daughter of legendary general fighting joe campbell, when her body was found naked. The novel introduces protagonist paul brenner, who is also featured in demilles novels up country and the panther.
The movie rights for the generals daughter were bought by paramount motion pictures before the book was published in 1992. In the movie, captain ann campbells first name was changed to elisabeth. The generals daughter by nelson demille grand central publishing. We are introduced to paul brenner john travolta, pulp fiction, broken arrow, get shorty, a military criminal investigator. In this piece i discuss the resolution of the plot of the generals daughter by nelson. At the beginning of the movie, he is working undercover to bust a freedom fighter for. The chapter is super short now, even when you combine two part together is still short just not enough the complain. The book tackles the serious issue of how women are treated in the armed forces and is a cracking story in its own right. Paul brenner is a member of the armys elite undercover. As i was listening, i kept thinking that i wished i had a book club to discuss this one with there are so many issues, so many aspects of this tale that deserve discussion, that i longed for. The general s daughter predates the cory series and the main character, paul brenner, although very similar to cory is far more likeable. The generals daughter is, as i have said, a wellmade film. The generals daughter is a 1999 mystery thriller film, directed by simon west. Ending spoiler for the generals daughter 1999, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more.