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General Massacre

1973, Movie, NR, 90 mins

General Massacre: Review

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This one-man show for producer-writer-director-actor Jerger focuses on an army general (played by Jerger) who carries the ethics of war to an almost absurd extreme. Jerger seems to take his position much too seriously, using the morals developed in the military to approach civilian life. The plot centers around his stay in Belgium while awaiting his trial on the killing of innocent civilians in Vietnam. Flashbacks show Jerger catching his wife in an affair and then killing her. He does the same thing to his daughter when he finds her with his orderly, who then murders Jerger in retaliation. Though Vietnam is the setting for much of the film, GENERAL MASSACRE is not a criticism of that war but of the sadistic personality that thrives on violence and war. The thrust is psychological, but unfortunately Jerger is never able to express the complexities beneath the surface of his character. leave a comment
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