Born on the Fourth of July
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Born on the Fourth of July

Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

Genres - Biography, Drama, War  |   Sub-Genres - Biographical Film  |   Release Date - Dec 20, 1989  |   Run Time - 145 min.  |   Countries - United States of America  |   MPAA Rating - R
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Born on the Fourth of July is a 1989 American epic biographical anti-war drama film that is based on the 1976 autobiography of Ron Kovic. Directed by Oliver Stone, and written by Stone and Kovic, it stars Tom Cruise, Kyra Sedgwick, Raymond J. Barry, Jerry Levine, Frank Whaley, and Willem Dafoe. The film depicts the life of Kovic (Cruise) over a 20-year period, detailing his childhood, his military service and paralysis during the Vietnam War, and his transition to anti-war activism. It is the second installment in Stone's trilogy of films about the Vietnam War, following Platoon (1986) and preceding Heaven & Earth (1993).

Movie Info

Budget

$14,000,000

Box Office

$161,001,698

Themes

Literary | True Stories

Tags

1950s, 1960s, 1970s, Bar, Desert, Drunkenness, Film Based On Literature, Fourth Of July, Literary, True Stories, Vietnam, Vietnam War, War Drama, Wheelchair

Attributes

Filming Location: Philippines
Narrative Location: Asia
Subject: Anti-war about the Vietnam War, Vietnam veteran, Vietnam War, war drama

Part of Collection

Fourth of July, Memorial Day, Vietnam War Trilogy

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Alternate Titles

7月4日に生まれて
JP
Born On The 4th Of July
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Born on the Fourth of July
AU, CA, GB, US
Doğum Günü Dört Temmuz
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Född den 4 juli
SE
Född den fjärde juli
SE
Född fjärde juli
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Født 4. juli
NO
Født den 4. juli
DK
Geboren am 4. Juli
AT, DE
Gennimenos tin 4i Iouliou
GR
Gimęs liepos 4-ąją
LT
Motevaled-e chaharom-e July
IR
Nacido el 4 de julio
UY
Nacido el cuatro de julio
AR, MX, PE
Nacido el Cuatro de Julio
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Narodený 4. júla
CS, SK
Narozen 4. července
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Nascido a 4 de Julho
PT
Nascido em 4 de Julho
BR
Nascut el 4 de juliol
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Născut pe 4 iulie
RO
Nascut pe patru iulie
RO
Nato il 4 luglio
IT
Nato il quattro luglio
IT
Né un 4 juillet
CA, FR
Né un quatre juillet
CA, FR
Rojen četrtega julija
SI
Rođen 4. srpnja
HR
Sündinud neljandal juulil
EE
Syntynyt 4. heinäkuuta
FI
Született július 4-én
HU
Született július negyedikén
HU
Urodzony 4 lipca
PL
Voleda fi alrabe' men July
EG
Γεννημένος την 4η Ιουλίου
GR
Народжений четвертого липня
UA
Рођен четвртог јула
RS
Роден на четвърти юли
BG
Рожденный четвертого июля
RU
七月四日誕生
TW