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Born on the Fourth of July

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Continuing the Hollywood Vietnam season of films is Oliver Stone's drama based on the life of Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic, starring Tom Cruise Young, enthusiastic and patriotic, Ron Kovic volunteers for the Vietnam War and is then terribly wounded. Paralysed from the chest down, he returns to a vastly changed America and in the attempt to heal his mental and physical wounds finds himself changing too. Showing in a widescreen version.
(1989) Stereo Subtitled .... # FILM REVIEWS pages 42-46

Contributors

Unknown:
Oliver Stone
Unknown:
Ron Kovic
Unknown:
Ron Kovic
Ron Kovic:
Tom Cruise
Donna:
Kyra Sedgwick
Mr Kovic:
Raymond J Barry
Mrs Kovic:
Caroline Kava
Charlie:
Willem Dafoe
Tommy Kovic:
Josh Evans
Jimmy Kovic:
Jamie Talisman
Recruiting Sergeant:
Tom Berenger
Marine major:
John Getz
Billy Vorsovich:
Stephen Baldwin
News reporter:
Oliver Stone
Folk singer:
Edie Brickell
Source: Radio Times

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