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Coming Home
Directed by Hal Ashby
1978•2h 7m•R•★ 7.0
Drama / Romance / War
Synopsis
When her conservative Marine captain husband deploys to Vietnam in 1968, a sheltered military wife volunteers at a local veterans hospital, falling into a passionate, transformative love affair with a bitter, paraplegic former sergeant who was paralyzed in combat and has become an outspoken anti-war activist, facing devastating reckoning when her traumatized husband returns wounded and unstable. Hal Ashby's triple Academy Award-winning masterpiece (Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay) starring Jane Fonda and Jon Voight with a classic 1960s rock soundtrack.
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DirectorHal Ashby
WriterWaldo SaltRobert C. Jones
CinematographyHaskell Wexler
Principal Cast
Jane FondaSally Hyde
Jon VoightLuke Martin
Bruce DernCapt. Bob Hyde
Penelope MilfordVi Munson
Robert CarradineBill Munson
Robert GintySgt. Dink Mobley
Kathleen MillerKathy Delise
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Mary GregoryMartha VickeryTechnical Specifications
Runtime2h 7m (127 mins)
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DirectorHal Ashby
LanguagesEnglish
CountryUS
StudioJay Weston Productions • United Artists
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