Hearts and minds

DVD - 2014

A documentary that unflinchingly confronted the United States' involvement in Vietnam at the height of the foment that surrounded it. Using a wealth of sources, from interviews to newsreels to footage of the conflict and the upheaval it occasioned on the home front, Davis constructs a powerfully affecting picture of the disastrous effects of war.

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Genres
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[New York, NY] : The Criterion Collection c2014.
@2014
Language
English
Other Authors
Peter Davis, 1937- (director)
Edition
Director-approved, DVD special edition ; widescreen
Item Description
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1974.
Special features: Audio commentary featuring Davis; A collection of over two hours of Davis's unused footage, including excerpts from interviews with presidential adviser George Ball, broadcast journalist David Brinkley, French journalist and historian Philippe Devillers, and political activist Tony Russo; additional excerpts from General William Westmoreland's interview; additional audio excerpts from presidential adviser Walt Rostow's interview; and scenes from a funeral and a military hospital in South Vietnam.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (112 min.) : digital, sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD, widescreen (1.78:1, 16x9) presentation; 5.1 Surround sound, Region 1.
Audience
Not rated.
Awards
Winner of the Academy Award for best documentary feature of 1974.
Production Credits
Eitors, Lynzee Klingman, Susan Martin ; photography, Richard Pearce.
ISBN
9781604658538
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