Directed by Oliver Stone and featuring cinematography by AFI Alum Robert Richardson (AFI Class of 1979), BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (1989) was scored by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree John Williams. Portrayed on screen by Tom Cruise, the film’s co-writer and real life subject – veteran and anti-war activist Ron Kovic – spoke at the American Film Institute’s 2014 tribute to Jane Fonda.
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