Soldier's Home

TV Movie
1977
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42m

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Harold Krebs went off to fight in World War I, "the war to end all wars." But when he comes home, Harold finds that he doesn't fit in any more. He needs peace and quiet to figure out what ha... Read allHarold Krebs went off to fight in World War I, "the war to end all wars." But when he comes home, Harold finds that he doesn't fit in any more. He needs peace and quiet to figure out what has happened to him and who he has become, but his mother pressures him to rejoin society.Harold Krebs went off to fight in World War I, "the war to end all wars." But when he comes home, Harold finds that he doesn't fit in any more. He needs peace and quiet to figure out what has happened to him and who he has become, but his mother pressures him to rejoin society.

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Richard Backus

Harold Krebs

Nancy Marchand

Mrs. Krebs

Lane Binkley

Roselle Simmons

Mark La Mura

Bill Kenner
(as Mark LaMura)

Robert McIlwaine

Mr. Krebs

Lisa Essary

Marge

Robert Nichols

Old Man

Phil Oxnam

Charlie Simmons
(as Philip Oxnam)

Robert Hitt

Librarian

Tom Kubiak

Pool Hall Owner
(as Thomas Kubiak)

Mark Hall

Pool Hall Boy

Bryan Utman

Pool Hall Boy

Henry Fonda

Self - Presenter
(uncredited)

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9MarieGabrielle

An excellent commentary on the psychological casualties of war...

Richard Backus portrays the prodigal son, returning home, in this PBS version of Ernest Hemingway's short story.

It is tragic because, while there are no visible physical injuries, the soldier has been irreparably damaged psychologically. As this was to be World War I, the diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder was not yet known, although many young men were suffering from it.

Nancy Marchand (A familiar face from TV's "Lou Grant" series, in the 1970's) portrays the mother, wishing for her son to return to work, for everything to remain status quo. Unfortunately, that does not seem to be an attainable goal, for this soldier is now alienated and depersonalized; questioning his very existence.

This is an excellent short film, which used to be made available to high school students: Reminiscent of many Vietnam era stories ("Coming Home", "The War at Home", and many others) this is a very good short film not to be missed.