Luke Martin

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Luke Martin is a paralyzed Vietnam War veteran whose evolving relationship with a military wife in the film "Coming Home" explores the emotional and political fallout of the war.

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instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsIn Coming Home
associatedWith military families
awardAssociation Academy Award for Best Actor for Jon Voight’s performance
characterDevelopment evolves from pro-war to anti-war stance
conflict Vietnam War
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Nancy Dowd NERFINISHED
Robert C. Jones NERFINISHED
Waldo Salt
disabilityCause war injury
filmReleaseYear 1978
genreContext war drama film
hasDisability paralysis
languageOfWork English
medium feature film
narrativeRole protagonist
occupation U.S. Marine Corps personnel
surface form: United States Marine
portrayedAs wheelchair user
portrayedBy Jon Voight
relationshipWith Sally Hyde
setIn United States of America
surface form: United States
thematicFocus anti-war sentiment
emotional fallout of war
physical and psychological trauma
political fallout of war
veterans’ rights

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Coming Home featuresCharacter Luke Martin
Bob Hyde relationshipWith Luke Martin
Sally Hyde relationshipWith Luke Martin