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When the husband you buried 17 years ago shows up on your doorstep, how do you introduce him to the offspring he never knew...and to the man who's taken his place?
Jake died in Vietnam; his family mourned him, then moved on. When he reappears, quite alive, the question is, what must he do and how will his family respond to him?
kevin2019
May 15, 2026 · via TMDB
"Welcome Home" has an emotionally charged and magnificently well explored dilemma at its heart. Jake has been dead for 17 years, but when the military make the shocking discovery that he is very much alive this awkward revelation creates a problem for the United States army. Jake is initially kept under wraps, but when the possiblity is discovered that it could in fact be a case of mistaken identity the suspicion now arises that the military is fully aware of the whereabouts of many other Vietnam veterans - this fact is obviously not something they are prepared to publicly acknowledge due to the potential for an explosive and extremely damaging scandal - and what all this amounts to from this perfectly crafted character-driven drama is an exemplary and unjustly forgotten film.
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Kris Kristofferson
Jake
JoBeth Williams
Sarah
Sam Waterston
Woody
Brian Keith
Harry Robins
Thomas Wilson Brown
Tyler
Trey Wilson
Colonel Barnes
John Marshall Jones
Dwayne
Ken Pogue
Senator Camden
Kieu Chinh
Leang
Fred J. Koenekamp
Director of Photography
Steve Lucescu
Utility Stunts
Franklin J. Schaffner
Director
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
Don Carmody
Producer
Martin Ransohoff
Producer
Henry Mancini
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