Born on the Fourth of July
(Video) 

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Contributors
Stone, Oliver film producer
Kovic, Ron screenwriter
Ho, A. Kitman film producer
Cruise, Tom, 1962- actor
Sedgwick, Kyra actor
Format
Video
Edition
Special edition.
ISBN
1417026111, 9781417026111
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (2 hours, 25 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. 
Status
Available from another library
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Conway Public Library - Computer AreaDVD F BornOn Shelf

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Edition
Special edition.
Language
English
ISBN
1417026111, 9781417026111

Notes

General Note
Based on the book by Ron Kovic.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1989.
General Note
Special features: Feature commentary with writer/director Oliver Stone; NBC news archives : back story - Born on the Fourth of July.
Creation/Production Credits
Music by John Williams ; edited by David Brenner, Joe Hutshing ; costume designer, Judy Ruskin [Howell] ; production designer, Bruno Rubeo ; director of photography, Robert Richardson.
Participants/Performers
Cast: Tom Cruise, Kyra Sedgwick, Raymond J. Barry, Jerry Levine, Frank Whaley, Caroline Kava, Willem Dafoe, Tom Berenger.
Description
Based on the biography of Ron Kovic, who was paralyzed in the Vietnam war, and became an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R.
Target Audience
[CHV rating: 18A.]
System Details
DVD; NTSC, region 1; anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; 5.1 Dolby Digital (English), 2.0 Dolby Digital (French), 5.1 DTS (English).
Language
English or dubbed French dialogue; optional Spanish or French subtitles.
Language
Closed-captioned.
Awards
Winner, Best Director (Stone) and Best Film Editing (Hutshing, Brenner), Academy Awards, 1990.

Subjects

LC Subjects
Biographical films
Disabled veterans -- United States -- Biography -- Drama.
Drama
Feature films
Films adaptations
Kovic, Ron -- Film adaptations.
Pacifists -- United States -- Biography -- Drama.
Veteran reintegration -- United States -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States -- Drama.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Social aspects -- United States -- Drama.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States -- Psychological aspects -- Drama.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Veterans -- United States -- Drama.
War films

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Stone, O., Kovic, R., Ho, A. K., Cruise, T., Sedgwick, K., Barry, R. J., Levine, J., Whaley, F., Kava, C., Dafoe, W., Berenger, T., Williams, J., Brenner, D., Hutshing, J., Howell, J. R., Rubeo, B., Richardson, R., & Kovic, R. Born on the Fourth of July (Special edition.).

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Oliver Stone et al.. Born On the Fourth of July. .

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Oliver Stone et al.. Born On the Fourth of July .

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Stone, O., Kovic, R., Ho, A. K., Cruise, T., Sedgwick, K., Barry, R. J. and Levine, J. et al (n.d.). Born on the fourth of july. Special edn.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Stone, Oliver, et al. Born On the Fourth of July Special edition.,

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