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"A man who believed in war! A man who believed in nothing! And a woman who believed in both of them!"

1978

2h 7m

7.0(206 votes)

Drama

Romance

War

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.

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Production Companies

United Artists

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Mary Gregory

Martha Vickery

Kathleen Miller

Kathleen Miller

Kathy Delise

Beeson Carroll

Beeson Carroll

Capt. Earl Delise

Willie Tyler

Willie Tyler

Virgil

Creative team

Directed by: Hal Ashby
Written by: Nancy Dowd
Waldo Salt
Produced by: Jerome Hellman

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