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Born on the Fourth of July(Movie, 1989)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 25min | Genres: Drama, War
Born on the Fourth of JulyRating: 3.5/5 (with 734734 votes)
Born on the Fourth of July is a 1989 American epic biographical anti-war 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). Producer Martin Bregman acqu... ()
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Awards & Nominations for Born on the Fourth of July

Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Director National Board of Review: Top Ten Films Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Sound

About Born on the Fourth of July

Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Shot in: Philippines
Plays in: Asia
Based on the work of: Ron Kovic ("Born on the Fourth of July")
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES)
Translated into 30 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Burmese (MY), Norwegian Bokmål (NB), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 03/01/1990 (World premiere: 12/20/1989)
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Geboren am 4. Juli"
"Né un quatre juillet"
"Né un quatre juillet"
"Born On The 4th Of July"
"Született július negyedikén"
"Nato il 4 luglio"
"Urodzony 4 Lipca"
"Nascut pe patru iulie"
"Född den 4 juli"

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:4892, Added: 02/14/2018, Last updated: 03/11/2024