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1972 (Norway)
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Harry Graham is going home after 15 years in prison. His son still wants to see him hang. See more »
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After serving a prison term for killing his wife, a man is paroled and returns to his home town. He...
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Nominated for Golden Globe.
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(71 articles)
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Alvin Lee: Ten Years After Guitarist Of Woodstock Fame Dies At 68
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User Reviews:
Interesting premise buried beneath a flawed execution and poor character development
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Robert Mitchum | ... | Harry K. Graham |
 | Brenda Vaccaro | ... | Jenny Benson |
 | Jan-Michael Vincent | ... | Jimmy Graham |
 | Jason Bernard | ... | Jimmy at Age 6 |
 | Sally Kirkland | ... | Ann Graham |
| Joseph Attles | ... | Bible Man |
| Lou Gilbert | ... | Mr. Katz |
 | Josh Mostel | ... | Bonelli |
 | David Wilson | ... | Sailor #1 |
| Glenn Walken | ... | Sailor #2 |
| Clay Watkins | ... | Sailor #3 |
| Bruce Kornbluth | ... | Sailor #4 |
| Tom Spratley | ... | Guard |
 | Barbara Brownell | ... | Betsy |
| Carol Gustafson | ... | Ella |
| Lou Criscuolo | ... | Angry Man |
| Richard Goode | ... | Pleasant Man |
| Vicki Sue Robinson | ... | Hippie Girl |
| Lawrence E. Bender | ... | Pass Clerk |
| Tim Wallace | ... | Drunk in Bowling Alley |
| Jules Sicilia | ... | Drunk in Bowling Alley |
| George Mathews | ... | Malloy |
| Mary Louise Wilson | ... | Real Estate Lady |
| Ann Thomas | ... | Lady in Nursery |
 | George DiCenzo | ... | Sergeant |
| Hope Clarke | ... | Mother at Prison |
| William K. Leech | ... | Portman |
| Lynn Terry | ... | Night Club Entertainer |
| Ben Terry | ... | Night Club Entertainer |
| Shari Marcell | ... | Waitress |
| Hank Luba | ... | Friend #1 on the Beach |
| Edward Steinfeld | ... | Friend #2 on the Beach |
| Jack C. Harper | ... | Friend #3 on the Beach |
| Ginny Heller | ... | Friend #4 on the Beach |
| Paula Swart | ... | Girl at the Trailer Park |
| William R. Tebbs | ... | Mechanic |
| Carol Wilkerson | ... | Girl at Prison |
| Winkie Miller | ... | Girl at Party |
| Robert Rinier | ... | Bowler |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Audrey Landers | ... | Teenage Arby's customer (uncredited) |
| Parker McCormick | ... | (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Herbert B. Leonard | |||
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| Lawrence B. Marcus | ||
Produced by | |||
| Nicky Blair | .... | associate producer | |
| Herbert B. Leonard | .... | producer | |
| Stanley Neufeld | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Bill Walker | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Fred Jackman Jr. | (as Fred Jackman) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Sigmund Neufeld Jr. | |||
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| Peter Wooley | |||
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| Audrey A. Blasdel | (as Audrey Blasdel) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Hank Edds | .... | makeup artist | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Donald C. Klune | .... | assistant director (as Don Klune) | |
| Hawk Koch | .... | assistant director (as Howard W. Koch Jr.) | |
Art Department | |||
| Allan Gordon | .... | property master | |
Sound Department | |||
| Robert Post | .... | sound (as Bob Post) | |
| Hal Watkins | .... | sound | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Ira Anderson Jr. | .... | special effects (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Guy C. Verhille | .... | wardrobe supervisor (as Guy Verhille) | |
Music Department | |||
| Bill Walker | .... | conductor | |
Other crew | |||
| Max Kleven | .... | action sequence coordinator | |
| Carol Shapiro | .... | unit publicist (uncredited) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1971) (USA) (theatrical)
- MGM-EMI (1972) (UK) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1973) (France) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (2012) (USA) (DVD) (DVD-R)
- Marion Dougherty Associates casting
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97 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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Trivia:
Sylvia Miles' role as a hooker was deleted prior to release.See more »
Quotes:
Harry K. Graham:Do you think I've always been a playboy bowler?See more »
Soundtrack:
Singaree-SingarohSee more »
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"Going Home" explores a potentially interesting premise: a child who witnessed his mother's murder at the hands of his father grows up and confronts his parolee father. Where this movie fails is in its execution, which becomes progressively more confused and convoluted often leaving the viewer unsure as to where a scene is actually taking place. Frustratingly, most of the lead characters, especially Jimmy, come across as erratic. Their behavior at times seems entirely unrealistic and whatever motivations they might have are never really explored.
About the only thing that saves this movie from a lower rating is Mitchum's characteristically strong performance considering the confused story and direction he has to contend with.