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Hearts and Minds (1974)

Hearts and Minds (1974)

War Documentary

The Forever War. Goes On

Release Date: 1974, December 20
Directors: Peter Davis
Countries: United States of America
Production: BBS Productions, BBS Productions
Cast: Ngo Dinh Diem, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Bob Hope, Robert F. Kennedy, William Marshall, Hồ Chí Minh, J. Edgar Hoover, William C. Westmoreland, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower

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.

Keywords:

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