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The Vietnam War is a 10-part American television documentary series about the Vietnam War produced and directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, written by Geoffrey C. Ward, and narrated by Peter Coyote. [1] [2] [3] The first episode premiered on PBS on September 17, 2017. This series is one of the few PBS series to carry a TV-MA rating.
In 1989, the film won an International Emmy Award for Best Documentary. [3] Upon release, Bilton and Sim's book Four Hours in My Lai was met with mixed reception. In a review for Chicago Tribune, Marc Leepson criticised the book for avoiding "the common tactics of the Viet Cong", and describing their activities "in euphemistically positive terms."
Hearts and Minds is a 1974 American documentary film about the Vietnam War directed by Peter Davis.The film's title is based on a quote from President Lyndon B. Johnson: "the ultimate victory will depend on the hearts and minds of the people who actually live out there". [1]
Return with Honor is a 1999 documentary film about U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. [1] Among those profiled is Senator John McCain. It is narrated by Tom Hanks. Directors Freida Lee Mock and Terry Sanders won the Best Film award at the 1999 Cleveland International Film Festival.
Documentary films about the Vietnam War (1955-1975). Pages in category "Documentary films about the Vietnam War" The following 70 pages are in this category, out of 70 total.
After the Vietnam War ended in 1975, there was an increase in American films that were more "raw,” containing actual battle footage. A FilmReference.com article noted that American filmmakers "appeared more confident to put Vietnam combat on screen for the first time" during that era. [1]
The war changed all that. This photo by radio operator Chuck Herstein shows Marine Lt. Jack Hawkins using binoculars to call in artillery and air support during a mission in Vietnam in May of 1968.
“The Stringer” is a documentary mystery about a deadly serious subject: the true authorship of the famous Vietnam War photograph, taken on June 8, 1972, in the town of Trảng Bàng, that ...