Going Home (1971)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Herbert B. Leonard

Writer:

Lawrence B. Marcus (writer)

Release Date:

1972 (Norway)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Harry Graham is going home after 15 years in prison. His son still wants to see him hang.

Plot:

After serving a prison term for killing his wife, a man is paroled and returns to his home town. He...

Plot Keywords:

Murder Of Mother By Father | Girlfriend | Trailer Park | Parole | Murder

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe.

Cast

Robert Mitchum	...	Harry K. Graham
Brenda Vaccaro	...	Jenny Benson
Jan-Michael Vincent	...	Jimmy Graham
Jason Bernard	...	Jimmy, age 6
Sally Kirkland	...	Ann
Joseph Attles	...	Bible Man
Lou Gilbert	...	Mr. Katz (old man at trailer park)
Josh Mostel	...	Mr. Bonelli (Harry's parole officer)
David Wilson	...	Sailor #1
Glenn Walken	...	Sailor #2
Clay Watkins	...	Sailor #3
Bruce Kornbluth	...	Sailor #4
Tom Spratley	...	Guard
Barbara Brownell	...	Betsy Klinger
Carol Gustafson	...	Ella

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | UK:X (original rating) | USA:GP

Filming Locations:

McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Sylvia Miles' role as a hooker was deleted prior to release.

Soundtrack:

Time After Time

Superb Mitchum film...

Underrated, little-seen melodrama got shelved in the early 1970s after a limited run. Too bad, it gives Robert Mitchum a fantastic role as parolee who served time for killing his wife. The movie follows his release and eventual reconnection with his estranged teenage son, who as a child witnessed his mother's death. Jan-Michael Vincent is very good as the kid with the tangled feelings (curious about his father, but also angry and resentful); Brenda Vaccaro is terrific as a new woman in Mitchum's life (it's possibly Vaccaro's finest hour). The wife's death, seen in flashback, is tastefully handled by the director, who really gets some wrenching scenes out of his cast. A low-keyed, affecting gem about conflicted human emotions. ***1/2 from ****