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Fifth of July

7.0 129 mins Drama   TV Movie   1982
Showtime Networks   Thirteen   Broadway Theatre Archive  
Director(s): Marshall W. Mason Kirk Browning

Ken Talley, a Vietnam vet who lost his legs in combat, lives in a farmhouse in rural Missouri with his lover, Jed. Traumatized and bitter, Ken struggles to find meaning in his life. As he contemplates selling the farmhouse, old friends and family members descend for a vacation. Originally broadcast as part of the series "American Playhouse" (season 1, episode 9).

Casts of Fifth of July

Richard Thomas

as Kenneth Talley Jr.

Jeff Daniels

as Jed Jenkins

Swoosie Kurtz

as Gwen Landis

Jonathan Hogan

as John Landis

Joyce Reehling

as June Talley

Helen Stenborg

as Sally Friedman

Danton Stone

as Weston Hurley

Cynthia Nixon

as Shirley Talley

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