Breaking Home Ties

1987 | 95 minutes | 6.5 ★ (2)

Breaking Home Ties
  • Overview

    Inspired by a Norman Rockwell painting, this 1950s coming of age drama centers on a young man leaving home to attend college, where he will learn the lessons in becoming a man. While his family must deal with a life threatening illness.

  • Release Date

    26 November 1987

  • DirectingJohn Wilder
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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