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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!

19787.02h 7m

Overview

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.

Directed by Hal Ashby
Written by Nancy Dowd, Robert C. Jones, Waldo Salt
Produced by Jerome Hellman
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0MRevenue: $32.7M

Top Cast

Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda

Sally Hyde

Jon Voight

Jon Voight

Luke Martin

Bruce Dern

Bruce Dern

Capt. Bob Hyde

Penelope Milford

Penelope Milford

Vi Munson

Robert Carradine

Robert Carradine

Bill Munson

Robert Ginty

Robert Ginty

Sgt. Dink Mobley

M

Mary Gregory

Martha Vickery

Kathleen Miller

Kathleen Miller

Kathy Delise

Beeson Carroll

Beeson Carroll

Capt. Earl Delise

Willie Tyler

Willie Tyler

Virgil

Themes & Keywords

vietnam warcaliforniavietnampost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)paraplegicwheelchairvolunteerlovemarinehospital1960s

About Coming Home

Coming Home is a drama, romance, war film released in 1978 exploring themes of vietnam war, california, vietnam, post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), paraplegic, wheelchair. Directed by Hal Ashby, it stars Jane Fonda, Jon Voight, Bruce Dern. 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.

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