# The General's Daughter (1999)

> An Army CID investigation into a general’s daughter’s murder exposes sexual violence, military secrecy, and the corrosive cost of institutional loyalty.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1599

## Facts

- Runtime: 116 min
- Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Crime
- Director: Simon West
- Cast: John Travolta, Madeleine Stowe, James Cromwell, Timothy Hutton, Leslie Stefanson, Daniel von Bargen, Clarence Williams III, James Woods
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0144214/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: lurid, tense, brooding, crime thriller night, 1990s thriller marathon

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