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Born on the Fourth of July is a 1989 American 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).
- Director
- Oliver Stone
- Writer
- Oliver Stone · Ron Kovic
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- Release date
- 1989 · Released
- Runtime
- 138 min
- Country of origin
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Genres
- Drama · Biographical · War
- Also known as
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- Deutsch
- Geboren am 4. Juli
- Español
- Nacido el 4 de julio
- Français
- Né un 4 juillet
- Italiano
- Nato il quattro luglio
- 日本語
- 7月4日に生まれて
- 한국어
- 7월 4일생
- Polski
- Urodzony 4 lipca
- Themes
- Vietnam veteran ↗ Vietnam War ↗
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