Overview
Many times during his presidency, Lyndon B. Johnson said that ultimate victory in the Vietnam War depended upon the U.S. military winning the "hearts and minds" of the Vietnamese people. Filmmaker Peter Davis uses Johnson's phrase in an ironic context in this anti-war documentary, filmed and released while the Vietnam War was still under way, juxtaposing interviews with military figures like U.S. Army Chief of Staff William C. Westmoreland with shocking scenes of violence and brutality.
Details
- Director
- Peter Davis
- Writer
- N/A
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- N/A
Cast
Clark Clifford
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George Coker
Georges Bidault
Harry S. Truman
John F. Kennedy
John Foster Dulles
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Walt Rostow
Keywords
agent orange
amputee
anti-colonialism
carpet bombing
communism
controversy
decolonization
interview
militarism
napalm
political prisoner
prisoner of war
us military
usa foreign policy
usa politics
vietnam
vietnam veteran
vietnam war
war veteran
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