Coming Home (1978)

Directed by

Hal Ashby

Genre

drama film, war film, romance film, political drama

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 09m

Rated

R

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 200 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Marine wife begins a relationship with a paraplegic veteran while her husband is fighting in Vietnam. The film follows her emotional journey and the complications that arise.

romanticemotionalintimatesadslow-pacedthoughtfultenderconflicted

What happens

Coming Home is a 1978 American romantic war drama film directed by Hal Ashby from a screenplay written by Waldo Salt and Robert C. Jones with story by Nancy Dowd. It stars Jane Fonda, Jon Voight, Bruce Dern, Penelope Milford, Robert Carradine and Robert Ginty. The film's narrative follows a perplexed woman, her Marine husband, and a paraplegic Vietnam War veteran with whom she develops a romantic relationship while her husband is deployed in Vietnam. Coming Home was theatrically released on February 15, 1978, to critical and commercial success. Reviewers praised its direction, screenplay, and performances, while the film grossed $36 million worldwide against its $3 million budget, becoming the 15th highest-grossing film of 1978. It also premiered at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or, with Voight winning the Best Actor Prize. The film received various awards and nominations. At the 36th Golden Globe Awards, it received six nominations including for the Best Motion Picture – Drama, with Voight and Fonda winning Best Actor and Best Actress. At the 51st Academy Awards, it received eight nominations including for the Best Picture, winning three; Best Original Screenplay, with Voight and Fonda winning Best Actor and Best Actress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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