Coming Home
Coming Home
“ A man who believed in war! A man who believed in nothing! And a woman who believed in both of them! ”
CINEMA1978-02-15
RegionUS
Runtime127 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“Hal Ashby directs an empathetic, Oscar-winning drama exploring paraplegic veteran reintegration and anti-war awakening.”
Storyline
In 1968 California, a Marine officer's wife falls in love with a former high school classmate who suffered a paralyzing combat injury in the war.
DIRECTOR / Director
Hal Ashby
KEYWORDS
vietnam warcaliforniavietnampost-traumatic stress disorder ptsdparaplegicwheelchairvolunteerlovemarinehospital1960s
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Hal Ashby directs an empathetic, Oscar-winning drama exploring paraplegic veteran reintegration and anti-war awakening.
