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Hearts and Minds (1974) -- Documentary concerning the atrocities of the Vietnam war

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Release Date:
17 November 1975 (Sweden) more
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A documentary of the conflicting attitudes of the opponents of the Vietnam war. full summary | add synopsis
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Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more
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Re-visit The War In Vietnam With Hearts And Minds
 (From ReelTalkTV.com. 20 March 2009, 10:40 AM, PDT)

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"Hell no, we won't go"! more (26 total)

Cast

 
Georges Bidault ... Himself
Clark Clifford ... Himself
George Coker ... Himself
Kay Dvorshock ... Herself (also archive footage)
Daniel Ellsberg ... Himself
Randy Floyd ... Himself
J. William Fulbright ... Himself (as J.W. Fulbright)
Brian Holden
Robert Muller ... Himself
Khanh Nguyen ... Himself
Walt Rostow ... Himself
William C. Westmoreland ... Himself
Ngo Dinh Diem ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Chi Minh Ho ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bob Hope ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lyndon Johnson ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

John F. Kennedy ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Robert F. Kennedy ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ngoc Loan Nguyen ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Richard Nixon ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
George S. Patton IV ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Thi Kim Phuc Phan ... Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ronald Reagan ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Maxwell Taylor ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nguyen Van Thieu ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
Peter Davis 
 
Produced by
Henry Lange .... producer
Bert Schneider .... producer
 
Cinematography by
Richard Pearce 
 
Film Editing by
Lynzee Klingman 
Susan Martin 
 
Sound Department
Tom Cohen .... sound recordist
Clara Noto .... dialogue editor
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Michael F. Barrow .... gaffer
 
Editorial Department
Charles Musser .... assistant editor
 
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Howard R. Schuster .... financing (uncredited)
 

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112 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Sweden:15 | USA:R | Brazil:14 | UK:X (original rating) | UK:15 (DVD rating)
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In a Moviefone interview, Michael Moore cites this as one of his inspirations to begin making films. more
Quotes:
George Coker: If it wasn't for the people, it
[Viet Nam]
George Coker: would be very pretty
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13 out of 16 people found the following review useful.
"Hell no, we won't go"!, 13 May 2002
8/10
Author: helpless_dancer from Broken Bow, Oklahoma

Very good piece on the horrors of war and the stupidity which causes them. Lots of good interviews with former gung-ho jarheads who are now armless, without legs, or sitting forever in wheelchairs. Several clips from interviews with politicos of the era in which one man even went so far as to admit the entire war was a gargantuan error: "I couldn't have been more wrong in my assessment of the situation" was his comment. We really are led by fools. Other footage showed the ravages of the Viet people themselves - not just a bunch of dinks - who lost homes, families, and entire villages. The most telling scene for me was of the 2 parents mouthing their patriotic "he died fighting for freedom" gibberish in defense of a useless war which took their son away forever. Maybe this was merely their own defensive mechanisms at work but it made them appear so painfully ignorant of what was going on around them. This should be viewed by all, especially those who were around at the time and remember all the conflicting emotions.

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