Movie
Heaven & Earth
Overview
In a small Vietnamese village torn apart by war, a young woman faces unimaginable horrors before deciding to escape to the city. There, she encounters a compassionate Marine who offers her hope and a chance at a new life, igniting the possibility of a future together.
Details
- Release date
- 1993-12-25
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Genres
- History, War, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Warner Bros. Pictures, Regency Enterprises, Alcor Films, Ixtlan Productions, New Regency Pictures, Todd-AO, TAE, Le Studio Canal+
- Country
- France, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Hiep Thi Le as Le Ly
- Tommy Lee Jones as Steve Butler
- Joan Chen as Mama
- Haing S. Ngor as Papa
- Debbie Reynolds as Eugenia
- Conchata Ferrell as Bernice
- Dustin Nguyễn as Sau
- Vivian Wu as Madame Lien
- Robert John Burke as Paul
- Timothy Carhart as Big Mike
- Long Nguyen as Anh
- Thuan K. Nguyen as Uncle Luc
Crew
- Oliver Stone - Director
- Oliver Stone - Screenplay
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