Jon Voight as Luke Martin
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Jon Voight as Luke Martin is the portrayal of a paralyzed Vietnam War veteran in the 1978 film "Coming Home," a role that earned Voight widespread acclaim and an Academy Award.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jon Voight as Luke Martin canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
acting performance
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film character portrayal ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Coming Home ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Actor ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| basedOn | experiences of Vietnam War veterans ⓘ |
| character | Luke Martin ⓘ |
| characterArc | from embittered veteran to anti-war activist ⓘ |
| characterDisability | paraplegia ⓘ |
| characterOccupation | former U.S. Marine ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Haskell Wexler ⓘ |
| conflictBackground | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| coStarsWith |
Bruce Dern
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Jane Fonda ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | widespread acclaim ⓘ |
| directedBy | Hal Ashby ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| genre |
romantic drama
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war drama ⓘ |
| influenced | later film portrayals of Vietnam veterans ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ken Lauber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
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surface form:
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
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| notableFor |
politically engaged performance about Vietnam War
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realistic depiction of a disabled veteran ⓘ |
| partOf |
New Hollywood
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surface form:
New Hollywood era of American cinema
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| portrayalOf | paralyzed Vietnam War veteran ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jon Voight ⓘ |
| productionCompany | United Artists ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of Jon Voight's signature roles ⓘ |
| runtimeApprox | 127 minutes ⓘ |
| setIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| studioDistributor | United Artists ⓘ |
| theme |
anti-war sentiment
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disability and rehabilitation ⓘ psychological trauma of war ⓘ romantic relationship during wartime ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
early 1970s
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late 1960s ⓘ |
| writtenBy |
Nancy Dowd
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Robert C. Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Waldo Salt ⓘ |
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