Coming Home

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

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.

Genres

General Information

Release Date: 1978-02-15
Budget: $3000000
Revenue: $32653905
Runtime: 127 min

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