Ithaca
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In a small town in California's San Joaquin Valley, 14-year-old Homer Macauley is determined to be the best and fastest bicycle telegraph messenger anyone has ever seen. His older brother has gone to war, leaving Homer to look after his widowed mother, his older sister and his 4-year-old brother, Ulysses. And so it is that as spring turns to summer, 1942, Homer Macauley delivers messages of love, hope, pain... and death... to the good people of Ithaca. And Homer Macauley will grapple with one message that will change him forever - from a boy into a man. Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning author William Saroyan's 1943 novel, The Human Comedy, ITHACA is the quintessential wartime tale of the Home Front. It is a coming-of-age story about the exuberance of youth, the sweetness of life, the sting of death and the modesty and sheer goodness that lives in each and every one of us.
Ithaca is a 2015 coming-of-age drama following 14-year-old Homer Macauley, a bicycle telegraph messenger in 1942 California who delivers life-changing messages while supporting his family during World War II. Adapted from William Saroyan's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Human Comedy, the film explores themes of youth, loss, and the home front during wartime.
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Sam ShepardWillie Grogan
Hamish LinklaterTom Spangler
Alex NeustaedterHomer
Jack QuaidMarcus Macauley
Tom HanksMr. Macauley- Nick WilliamsTexas
- Christine NelsonBess Macauley
Lucia ScaranoRosa Sandoval
Zachary WebberHorse- Trey HinesHarry
Lois RobbinsMrs. Beaufrere- Bridget GethinsDolly Hawthorn
- James McCoolLionel
- Spencer HowellUlysses Macauley
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Ithaca Official Trailer 1 (2016) - Tom Hanks Movie
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When was Ithaca released?
Ithaca was released on October 29, 2015.
What is Ithaca based on?
The film is based on The Human Comedy, a 1943 novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author William Saroyan.
What is the story about?
Set in 1942 California, the story follows 14-year-old Homer Macauley, a bicycle messenger who delivers telegrams while caring for his family after his older brother goes to war. One particular message forces Homer to transition from boyhood to manhood.
What time period does Ithaca take place in?
The film is set in spring and summer of 1942 during World War II, focusing on life on the American home front.
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