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My Old Man's Place (1971)

My Old Man's Place poster
Directed by
Edwin Sherin
Genre
drama film, war film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 43m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three soldiers return from the Vietnam War to a remote cabin owned by one of their fathers. Tensions rise as old wounds and violent impulses surface among the men.

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What happens

My Old Man's Place (also known as Glory Boy or The Old Man's Place) is a 1971 American war drama film directed by Edwin Sherin and starring Arthur Kennedy, Mitchell Ryan, William Devane, Michael Moriarty, and Topo Swope. The film was based on the 1935 novel The Old Man's Place by John B. Sanford. It was released by Cinerama Releasing Corporation on June 29, 1971. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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