The Movie That Shocked America... But Changed Nothing! 📺
It became a political issue for the singer and the property languished for years
until Universal Television greenlit a film version that starred an emerging Hollywood talent,
Martin Sheen. It aired on NBC on March 13, 1974, and was reportedly the highest rated television film to date.
Antoinette Slovik was still alive, at the time, although in poor health and destitute. Supporters rallied to her behalf,
forcing a formal Pentagon review, which in 1977 concluded that the case had been dealt with satisfactorily.
1974. Martin Sheen played Eddie Slovik. More Americans watched that film than had watched any television movie in history.
Public sympathy was enormous. Antoinette was still alive — in poor health, in poverty.
The Pentagon reviewed the case in 1977 and concluded it had been "dealt with satisfactorily."
Three years later, Antoinette died. Still unpardonded. Still denied the insurance. Still denied his body.
The most-watched television film in American history moved the public and changed nothing.
until Universal Television greenlit a film version that starred an emerging Hollywood talent,
Martin Sheen. It aired on NBC on March 13, 1974, and was reportedly the highest rated television film to date.
Antoinette Slovik was still alive, at the time, although in poor health and destitute. Supporters rallied to her behalf,
forcing a formal Pentagon review, which in 1977 concluded that the case had been dealt with satisfactorily.
1974. Martin Sheen played Eddie Slovik. More Americans watched that film than had watched any television movie in history.
Public sympathy was enormous. Antoinette was still alive — in poor health, in poverty.
The Pentagon reviewed the case in 1977 and concluded it had been "dealt with satisfactorily."
Three years later, Antoinette died. Still unpardonded. Still denied the insurance. Still denied his body.
The most-watched television film in American history moved the public and changed nothing.
