The Visitors

"Every one wants to turn his back on violence until it knocks at his front door."

May 17 1972 R 1h 28m
Crime, Drama

Bill, Martha and their little child Hal are spending a quiet winter Sunday in their cosy house when they get an unexpected visit from Mike Nickerson and Tony Rodriguez. Mike and Tony are old acquaintances of Bill; a few years back, in Vietnam, they were in the same platoon. They also became opposed parties in a court martial - for a reason that Bill never explained to Martha. What happened in Vietnam, and what is the reason for the presence of Mike and Tony ?

Plot

Bill, Martha and their little child Hal are spending a quiet winter Sunday in their cosy house when they get an unexpected visit from Mike Nickerson and Tony Rodriguez. Mike and Tony are old acquaintances of Bill; a few years back, in Vietnam, they were in the same platoon. They also became opposed parties in a court martial - for a reason that Bill never explained to Martha. What happened in Vietnam, and what is the reason for the presence of Mike and Tony ?

Written by

Chris Kazan

Directed by

Elia Kazan

Cast

Patrick McVey, Patricia Joyce, James Woods

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Home Free

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Trailers
Les visiteurs - Extrait VOST
Scores
# of Votes
1,647
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA