
Film
Soldier Jack, or The Man Who Caught Death in a Sack
1989 · 40m · Fantasy
Wickety-wak, into my sack!
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Overview
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.
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Cast
Floyd King
Beggar at Station
Michael Heintzman
Jack
Mark Jaster
Beggar on Hill

Nancy Robinette
Waitress

Steve Monroe
Frightened Boy
Tom Agner
Mr. Bliven
Irwin Ziff
Angry Doctor
Gordon Weiss
Devil
Mark Jaster
Devil
Robert Chafitz
Devil
Keith Fulwood
Bliven's Helper
Michael Levick
Bliven's Helper
Norman Aronovic
Secret Serviceman
Edward Mays
Secret Serviceman
Prentiss Rowe
President
Kathleen Weber
President's Daughter
Crew
- Tom DavenportDirector · Producer
- Mimi DavenportProducer
- Arnie SirlinDirector of Photography
- Tom KaufmanDirector of Photography
- Bill MansfieldOriginal Music Composer
- Marcia NeidleyEditor
- Randy HortEditor
- Sarah TothCasting
Details
- Release date
- April 1, 1989
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 40m
- Genres
- Fantasy
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