Sticks and Bones

Sticks and Bones

1973•1h 45m•4.5/10

TV MovieDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

4.5/10(4)

A young man returns home from Vietnam blind. He is very bitter about the war and alienates his family and friends. This movie deals with the aftermath of war and how people react to it both veterans and their families.

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Production

New York Shakespeare Festival

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Tom Aldredge

Tom Aldredge

Tony

Alan Cauldwell

Buck

Cliff DeYoung

Cliff DeYoung

David

Anne Jackson

Anne Jackson

Ginger

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