1918
Directed byKen Harrison
Written byHorton Foote (play and screenplay)
Produced byLillian V. Foote
Calvin Skaggs
StarringWilliam Converse-Roberts
Hallie Foote
CinematographyGeorge Tirl
Edited byLeon Seith
Distributed byCinecom Pictures
Release date
  • 1985 (1985)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

1918 (also known as Horton Foote's 1918) is a 1985 American drama film directed by Ken Harrison and starring William Converse-Roberts, Hallie Foote, and Matthew Broderick.[1][2][3] It is based on the play 1918 by Horton Foote, who also wrote the screenplay for the film. It was followed by On Valentine's Day.

Plot

It's 1918, the height of United States involvement in World War I: Liberty Bonds are sold, German immigrants are suspected as traitors or saboteurs, young men everywhere succumb to the patriotism and propaganda, and enlist. In a small Texas town, Horace Robedaux feels the pressure. He does not want to leave his young wife Elizabeth and their young child Jenny, but Elizabeth's can't-do-anything-right little brother constantly talks about the war. Elizabeth's stern father, who opposed the marriage initially, now has plans to take care of his daughter and the child, so Horace can fight for his country, but the Spanish flu influenza epidemic sweeping the town (and the U.S.) may change everyone's plans.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ Vincent Canby (April 26, 1985). "THE SCREEN: TEXAS, VINTAGE '1918,' DIRECTED BY KEN HARRISON". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Kevin Thomas (June 12, 1985). "Movie Review : Right Stuff, Wrong Medium In '1918'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Gene Siskel (May 14, 1985). "Horton Foote's '1918' Plagued By Small Town's Unmerciful Hopelessness". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 22 June 2016.


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