1969 (1989)
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Ernest Thompson, the playwright responsible for the Pulitzer Prize winning On Golden Pond, makes his directorial debut with 1969. Kiefer Sutherland plays a draft-age youth who undergoes an epiphany when one of his friends is killed in Vietnam. Sutherland's subsequent antiwar stance causes a great deal of tension within his own family, though his mother, Mariette Hartley, tries her best to understand. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Robert Downey, Jr., Kiefer Sutherland, (more)
- Director(s):
- Ernest Thompson
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of 1969
Ernest Thompson, the playwright responsible for the Pulitzer Prize winning On Golden Pond, makes his directorial debut with 1969. Kiefer Sutherland plays a draft-age youth who undergoes an epiphany when one of his friends is killed in Vietnam. Sutherland's subsequent antiwar stance causes a great deal of tension within his own family, though his mother, Mariette Hartley, tries her best to understand. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 96 mins
Complete Cast of 1969
- Robert Downey, Jr. - Ralph
- Bruce Dern - Cliff
- Winona Ryder - Beth
- Christopher Wynne - Alden
- Al Cerullo - Janitor
- Scott Stevens - Hitchhiker
- Steve Foster - Marshall
- Lawrence Lowe - Guard
- Howard Kingkade - Matty
- Kiefer Sutherland - Scott
- Mariette Hartley - Jessie
- Joanna Cassidy - Ev
- Keller Kuhn - Marsha
- Richard Young - Raplh's Cellmate
- David Webster - Soldier
- John Garber - Radio Announcer
- Mert Hatfield - Coach Heart
- Director(s):
- Ernest Thompson
- Writer(s):
- Ernest Thompson
- Producer(s):
- Tim Matheson
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Violence, Nudity)
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