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Coming Home

1978 film by Hal Ashby
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Coming Home

Summary

Coming Home is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Coming Home received the Academy Award for Best Actor[3].
  • Coming Home received the Academy Award for Best Actress[4].
  • Coming Home received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[5].
  • Coming Home received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama[6].
  • Coming Home received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama[7].
  • Coming Home received the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor[8].
  • Coming Home's instance of is recorded as film[9].
  • Coming Home was directed by Hal Ashby[10].
  • Waldo Salt wrote the screenplay for Coming Home[11].
  • Robert C. Jones wrote the screenplay for Coming Home[12].
  • Nancy Dowd wrote the screenplay for Coming Home[13].
  • Rudy Wurlitzer wrote the screenplay for Coming Home[14].
  • Coming Home's composer is recorded as Paul McCartney[15].
  • Coming Home is associated with the New Hollywood movement[16].
  • Coming Home's genre is drama film[17].
  • Coming Home's genre is war film[18].
  • Coming Home's genre is romance film[19].
  • Coming Home's genre is political drama[20].
  • A cast member of Coming Home was Jane Fonda[21].
  • A cast member of Coming Home was Jon Voight[22].
  • A cast member of Coming Home was Bruce Dern[23].
  • A cast member of Coming Home was Penelope Milford[24].
  • A cast member of Coming Home was Robert Carradine[25].
  • A cast member of Coming Home was Robert Ginty[26].
  • A cast member of Coming Home was Charles Cyphers[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Jerome Hellman[28] and Bruce Gilbert[29]. Coming Home was directed by Hal Ashby[10]. Screenwriters include Waldo Salt[11], Robert C. Jones[12], Nancy Dowd[13], and Rudy Wurlitzer[14]. Cast members include Jane Fonda[21], Jon Voight[22], Bruce Dern[23], Penelope Milford[24], Robert Carradine[25], and Robert Ginty[26].

Publication

Publication dates include February 15, 1978[30], April 28, 1978[31], May 26, 1978[32], May 31, 1978[33], June 2, 1978[34], and August 10, 1978[35]. The original language of Coming Home was English[36]. Genres include drama film[17], war film[18], romance film[19], and political drama[20].

Subject and Themes

Coming Home's main subject is Vietnam War[37]. It is associated with the New Hollywood movement[16].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Actor[3], an award for best leading actor[38], in United States[39], founded in 1929[40]; Academy Award for Best Actress[4], an award for best leading actress[41], in United States[42], founded in 1929[43]; Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[5], an award for best screenplay[44], in United States[45], founded in 1941[46]; Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama[6], a film award[47], founded in 1951[48]; Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama[7], a film award category[49]; and Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor[8], a class of award[50], in France[51], founded in 1946[52]. Reviews include 7.4/10[53] and 83%[54].

Why It Matters

Coming Home has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

FAQs

What awards did Coming Home receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Actor[3], Academy Award for Best Actress[4], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[5], and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama[6].

Related Entities

California film Hal Ashby Jane Fonda Jonathan Banks Jon Voight Paul McCartney Robert Carradine United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [14] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
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  23. [4] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  28. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [53] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [31] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [32] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [33] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [34] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [35] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Publication date → +1978-02-15T00:00:00Z, +1978-04-28T00:00:00Z, +1978-05-26T00:00:00Z +18
    Screenwriter → Waldo Salt, Robert C. Jones, Nancy Dowd +1
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+128'}, {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+129'}
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