Characters & Themes
Going Home (1971) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1971 · 97 mins · English
- Directed by
- Herbert B. Leonard
- Starring
- Robert Mitchum, Brenda Vaccaro, George Mathews, Sally Kirkland, Jason Bernard, David Wilson
After serving 13 years for his wife’s murder, mechanic Harry Graham is released on parole and moves to a quiet seaside town, taking a trailer‑park slot, a job and a new girlfriend. His fragile fresh start shatters when his estranged son Jimmy, who watched his mother die and grew up in foster homes, arrives intent on revenge.
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