In Country

1989 · directed by Norman Jewison

Rating

62/100

Hit

no

Samantha Hughes, a teenaged Kentucky girl, never knew her father, who died in Vietnam before her birth. Samantha lives with her uncle Emmett, who also served in Vietnam. Emmett hangs around with Tom, Earl, and Pete, three other Vietnam vets who, like Emmett, all have problems of one kind or another that relate to their war experiences. Samantha becomes obsessed with finding out about her father.

In Country (1989), directed by Norman Jewison, rates 62/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Bruce Willis
• Emily Lloyd
• Joan Allen
• Kevin Anderson
• John Terry
• Peggy Rea
• Judith Ivey
• Richard Hamilton
• Stephen Tobolowsky
• Jim Beaver

Crew

• Russell Boyd — Director of Photography
• Antony Gibbs — Editor
• Lou Lombardo — Editor
• James Horner — Original Music Composer
• Cynthia Cidre — Screenplay
• Frank Pierson — Screenplay

More from Norman Jewison

1. In the Heat of the Night (1967) — 94/100 · hit
2. Moonstruck (1987) — 77/100
3. Fiddler on the Roof (1971) — 77/100
4. The Hurricane (1999) — 76/100
5. The Cincinnati Kid (1965) — 73/100
6. A Soldier's Story (1984) — 73/100

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