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Release Date:
November 11, 1988
Original Title:
Distant Thunder
Alternate Titles:
Elhaló mennydörgés
Hjältarnas bakgård
L'enfer après l'enfer
Ultimi echi di guerra
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Paramount Pictures
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: R
Runtime: 114
A troubled Vietnam war vet deserts his wife and child shortly after he returns from the war. He returns after 10 years, where he's been living like an animal in the forest. He finds himself unprepared for the changes that he will have to cope with, and when the vet tries to contact his son, he realizes that he has caused more damage than he had imagined.
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Art Direction:
Mark S. Freeborn
Costume Design:
Tish Monaghan
Director:
Rick Rosenthal
Director of Photography:
Ralf D. Bode
Editor:
Dennis Virkler
Executive Producer:
Richard L. O'Connor
Greensman:
David Lewis
Original Music Composer:
Maurice Jarre
Producer:
Robert Schaffel
Set Decoration:
Helen Jarvis
Story:
Robert Stitzel
Deedee Wehle
Stunts:
J.J. Makaro
Writer:
Robert Stitzel
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