Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
A true story of innocence lost and courage found. Ron Kovic a young volunteer for the Vietnam War changed from being a zealous teen to an embittered veteran, paralyzed from the mid-chest down. He returned to an environment vastly different from the one he left and struggled before emerging as a brave new voice for the disenchanted.
Primary Title
- Born on the Fourth of July
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 21 April 2019
Release Year
- 1989
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 23 : 00
Duration
- 150:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- A true story of innocence lost and courage found. Ron Kovic a young volunteer for the Vietnam War changed from being a zealous teen to an embittered veteran, paralyzed from the mid-chest down. He returned to an environment vastly different from the one he left and struggled before emerging as a brave new voice for the disenchanted.
Classification
- AO
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Kovic, Ron
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Feature films--United States
Genres
- Biography
- Drama
- War
Contributors
- Oliver Stone (Director)
- Oliver Stone (Writer)
- Ron Kovic (Writer)
- Tom Cruise (Actor)
- Raymond J. Barry (Actor)
- Caroline Kava (Actor)
- Josh Evans (Actor)
- Jamie Talisman (Actor)
- Tom Berenger (Actor)
- Frank Whaley (Actor)
- Stephen Baldwin (Actor)
- Kyra Sedgwick (Actor)
- Michael McTighe (Actor)
- Tom Sizemore (Actor)
- Dale Dye (Actor)
- A. Kitman Ho (Producer)
- Oliver Stone (Producer)
- John Williams (Composer)
- Robert Richardson (Director of Photography)
- Ixtlan (Production Unit)
- Universal Pictures (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Kovic, Ron
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Feature films--United States