Sticks and Bones

Sticks and Bones

Sticks and Bones

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Sticks and Bones

1973

1h 45m

2.7(3 votes)

TV Movie

Drama

Overview

A young man returns home from Vietnam blind. He is very bitter about the war and alienates his family and friends. This movie deals with the aftermath of war and how people react to it both veterans and their families.

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4 members

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Tom Aldredge

Tony

Tom Aldredge

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Alan Cauldwell

Buck

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Cliff DeYoung

David

Cliff DeYoung

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Anne Jackson

Ginger

Anne Jackson

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