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

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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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Doesn't pull any punches more (26 total)

Cast

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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
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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
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Gen. William Westmoreland: The Oriental doesn't put the same high price on life as does the Westerner. Life is cheap in the Orient. more

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13 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
Doesn't pull any punches, 17 August 2001
Author: rulerattray

There are certain subjects so horrendous and so important that fictionalizing them, regardless of the good intentions of the film maker, can only trivialize them. "Schindler's List", "JFK" and "The Deer Hunter" come to mind.

Give me a good documentary any time, and this is one of the best.

It takes the silly rhetoric of our leaders and juxtaposes it with images showing the horrendous results of their short-sighted policies.

If you want to know what the VietNam war was really all about, (and why so many of us were against it,) skip "Apocalypse Now", "Go Tell the Spartans" and "Full Metal Jacket" and watch this one.

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