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Welcome Home

Welcome Home

When the husband you buried 17 years ago shows up on your doorstep, how do you introduce him to the offspring he never knew...and to the man who's taken his place?

6.6 / 1019891h 36m

Synopsis

Jake died in Vietnam; his family mourned him, then moved on. When he reappears, quite alive, the question is, what must he do and how will his family respond to him?

Genre: Drama

Status: Released

Director: Franklin J. Schaffner

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Main Cast

Kris Kristofferson

Kris Kristofferson

Jake

JoBeth Williams

JoBeth Williams

Sarah

Sam Waterston

Sam Waterston

Woody

Brian Keith

Brian Keith

Harry Robins

Thomas Wilson Brown

Thomas Wilson Brown

Tyler

Trey Wilson

Trey Wilson

Colonel Barnes

John Marshall Jones

John Marshall Jones

Dwayne

Ken Pogue

Ken Pogue

Senator Camden

Kieu Chinh

Kieu Chinh

Leang

Larry Reynolds

Dr. Quayle

User Reviews

kevin2019

"Welcome Home" has an emotionally charged and magnificently well explored dilemma at its heart. Jake has been dead for 17 years, but when the military make the shocking discovery that he is very much alive this awkward revelation creates a problem for the United States army. Jake is initially kept under wraps, but when the possiblity is discovered that it could in fact be a case of mistaken identity the suspicion now arises that the military is fully aware of the whereabouts of many other Vietnam veterans - this fact is obviously not something they are prepared to publicly acknowledge due to the potential for an explosive and extremely damaging scandal - and what all this amounts to from this perfectly crafted character-driven drama is an exemplary and unjustly forgotten film.