The Execution of Private Slovik
Was it an Act of Cowardice... or an Act of Conscience?
The story of Eddie Slovik, who was executed by the Army in 1945, the only American soldier to be executed for desertion since the Civil War.
- Year: 1974
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: War, Drama
- Studio: Universal Television, NBC
- Keyword: desertion, biography, firing squad, 1940s
- Director: Lamont Johnson
- Cast: Martin Sheen, Mariclare Costello, Ned Beatty, Gary Busey, Matt Clark, Ben Hammer