Soldier Jack, or The Man Who Caught Death in a Sack
01/04/1989
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.
Movie Information
Floyd King
as Beggar at Station
Michael Heintzman
as Jack
Mark Jaster
as Beggar on Hill
Nancy Robinette
as Waitress
Steve Monroe
as Frightened Boy
Tom Agner
as Mr. Bliven
Irwin Ziff
as Angry Doctor
Gordon Weiss
as Devil
Mark Jaster
as Devil
Robert Chafitz
as Devil
Keith Fulwood
as Bliven's Helper
Michael Levick
as Bliven's Helper
Norman Aronovic
as Secret Serviceman
Edward Mays
as Secret Serviceman
Prentiss Rowe
as President
Kathleen Weber
as President's Daughter
Dianne Couves
as Old Lady
Dana O'Connor
as Boy in Tree
Gary Slemp
as Narrator (voice)
Julian Yochum
as Newsreel Narrator (voice)
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