Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam Poster

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987)

TV Documentary  -  PG 83 min  -  Documentary | History | War
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Feature-length documentary film featuring real-life letters written by American soldiers, sailors, airmen... See full summary »

Director:

Bill Couturié
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Berenger ...
(voice)
Ellen Burstyn ...
Mrs. Stocks (voice)
J. Kenneth Campbell ...
(voice)
Richard Chaves Richard Chaves ...
(voice)
Josh Cruze ...
(voice)
Willem Dafoe ...
Elephant grass (voice)
Robert De Niro ...
Great sewer (voice)
Brian Dennehy ...
(voice)
Kevin Dillon ...
Jack (voice)
Matt Dillon ...
Mike? (voice)
Robert Downey Jr. ...
(voice)
Michael J. Fox ...
Pfc. Raymond Griffiths (voice)
Mark Harmon ...
(voice)
John Heard ...
Johnny Boy? (voice)
Fred Hirz Fred Hirz ...
(voice)
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Storyline

Feature-length documentary film featuring real-life letters written by American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines during the Vietnam War to their families and friends back home. Archive footage of the war and news coverage thereof augment the first-person "narrative" by men and women who were in the war, some of whom did not survive it. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Vietnam | Letter | Vietnam War | Family Relationships | Death  | See more »

Genres:

Documentary | History | War

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Dear America See more »

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Production Co:

Couturie Company, Dear America, GBA See more »
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Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Quotes

Soldier: [Writing a letter home] Darling, believe me, I try not skip a day in writing you. Whether or not I get a letter determines if it's a good day or not.
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Connections

Featured in "Zomergasten: Episode #3.1" (1990) See more »

Soundtracks

"GRACE"
Written by Country Joe McDonald
Performed by Country Joe and the Fish See more »