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The War

The War

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The War

1994

2h 6m

6.7(232 votes)

Drama

War

Overview

The son of a Vietnam War Veteran must deal with neighborhood bullies as well as his dad's post-traumatic stress disorder while growing up in the deep south in the 1970's.

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Universal Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood

Stu Simmons

Kevin Costner

Kevin Costner

Stephen Simmons

Mare Winningham

Mare Winningham

Lois Simmons

Lexi Randall

Lexi Randall

Lidia Joanne Simmons

LaToya Chisholm

Elvadine

Christopher Fennell

Billy Lipnicki

Donald Sellers

Arliss Lipnicki

Leon Sills

Leo Lipnicki

Will West

Lester Lucket

Lucas Black

Lucas Black

Ebb

Creative team

Directed by: Jon Avnet
Written by: Kathy McWorter
Produced by: Jon Avnet
Jordan Kerner

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