"Vietnam: A Television History" (1983) TV series 1983-

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

4 October 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | History | War

Plot Keywords:

Territory Name In Title | Pearl Harbor | Heroism | Military | Hunger

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Will Lyman

...

Narrator (11 episodes, 1983)

Series Directed by
Bruce Palling		(1 episode, 1983)

Series Writing credits
Elizabeth Deane		(3 episodes, 1983)
Austin Hoyt		(3 episodes, 1983)
Martin Smith		(3 episodes, 1983)

Series Produced by
Margaret Drain	....	executive producer (11 episodes, 1983)
Richard Ellison	....	executive producer (11 episodes, 1983)
Daniel McCabe	....	coordinating producer (11 episodes, 1983)
Martin Smith	....	producer / associate producer (6 episodes, 1983)
Bruce Palling	....	associate producer / producer (4 episodes, 1983)
Elizabeth Deane	....	producer (3 episodes, 1983)
Judith Vecchione	....	associate producer / producer (3 episodes, 1983)
Serge Gordey	....	associate producer (2 episodes, 1983)
Marilyn Hornbeck	....	associate producer / executive producer (2 episodes, 1983)
Austin Hoyt	....	associate producer / producer (2 episodes, 1983)
Andrew Pearson	....	producer (2 episodes, 1983)
Henri de Turenne	....	producer / producer: France (2 episodes, 1983)

Series Original Music by
Mickey Hart		(11 episodes, 1983)
Bill Kreutzmann		(11 episodes, 1983)

Series Film Editing by
Carol Hayward		(2 episodes, 1983)
Eric Neudel		(2 episodes, 1983)

Series Production Management
Jan Langmack	....	unit manager (11 episodes, 1983)
Cynthia Meager Kuhn	....	post-production supervisor (11 episodes, 1983)
Tony Priano	....	post-production supervisor (7 episodes, 1983)

Series Art Department
Chris Pullman	....	graphic designer (11 episodes, 1983)

Series Sound Department
Steve Phillips	....	sound recordist (9 episodes, 1983)
Allan Byer	....	sound recordist (6 episodes, 1983)
Frank Cunningham	....	sound mixer (6 episodes, 1983)
Richard Bock	....	sound mixer (4 episodes, 1983)
John Fitzpatrick	....	sound recordist (4 episodes, 1983)
Nigel Mercer	....	sound editor (4 episodes, 1983)
John H. Moss	....	sound recordist (4 episodes, 1983)
Joy Manesiotis	....	assistant sound editor (3 episodes, 1983)
Flora Moon	....	sound recordist (3 episodes, 1983)
Jack Oswald	....	sound recordist (3 episodes, 1983)
Tony Pound	....	sound editor (3 episodes, 1983)
Paul Rusnak	....	sound recordist (3 episodes, 1983)
Georges Jeannet	....	sound recordist (2 episodes, 1983)
John Osborne	....	sound recordist (2 episodes, 1983)
Leslie Otis	....	sound recordist (2 episodes, 1983)
Michael Penland	....	sound recordist (2 episodes, 1983)
Laurent Poirier	....	sound recordist (2 episodes, 1983)
Nelson Stoll	....	sound recordist (2 episodes, 1983)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Gerry Pinches	....	camera operator (9 episodes, 1983)
John Gordon	....	camera operator (6 episodes, 1983)
Roger Haydock	....	assistant camera (5 episodes, 1983)
Peter Hoving	....	camera operator (5 episodes, 1983)
Werner Bundschuh	....	camera operator (4 episodes, 1983)
Dick Williams	....	assistant camera (4 episodes, 1983)
Robert Ballo	....	assistant camera (3 episodes, 1983)
Bernard Blaise	....	assistant camera (3 episodes, 1983)
Donato Bottiglione	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 1983)
Boyd Estus	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 1983)
Jerry Hogrewe	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 1983)
Ed Joyce	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 1983)
Bill Cooper	....	assistant camera (2 episodes, 1983)
Barbara Hanania	....	assistant camera (2 episodes, 1983)
Greg Kelly	....	assistant camera (2 episodes, 1983)
Jean-Claude Larrieu	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1983)
Philippe Morice	....	assistant camera (2 episodes, 1983)
Rita Neiman	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1983)
Joe Vitagliano	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1983)

Series Animation Department
Ed Joyce	....	animator (1 episode, 1983)
Rita Neiman	....	animator (1 episode, 1983)

Series Editorial Department
Alison Smith	....	post-production assistant (9 episodes, 1983)
Ann Bartholomew	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 1983)
Alfredo Portilla	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 1983)

Series Music Department
Vic Firth	....	musician (11 episodes, 1983)
Mickey Hart	....	musician (11 episodes, 1983)
Zakir Hussain	....	musician (11 episodes, 1983)
Bill Kreutzmann	....	musician (11 episodes, 1983)
Airto Moreira	....	musician (11 episodes, 1983)
Merl Saunders	....	musician (11 episodes, 1983)
Bobby Vega	....	musician (11 episodes, 1983)
Phil Kaffel	....	music recordist (8 episodes, 1983)

Series Other crew
Lawrence W. Lichty	....	director of media research (13 episodes, 1983)
Sara Altherr	....	publicist (11 episodes, 1983)
Stanley Karnow	....	chief correspondent (11 episodes, 1983)
Vinh Long Ngo	....	translator (11 episodes, 1983)
Chris Pullman	....	title designer (11 episodes, 1983)
Kenn Rabin	....	archivist (11 episodes, 1983)
Aubrey Stewart	....	video enhancement (11 episodes, 1983)
Bradley Borum	....	film researcher / researcher (10 episodes, 1983)
Karan Sheldon	....	production secretary / production assistant (9 episodes, 1983)
Raye Farr	....	film researcher / researcher (6 episodes, 1983)
Kay Matschullat	....	film researcher / researcher (5 episodes, 1983)
Cyril Hayden	....	archivist (4 episodes, 1983)
Janet Hayman	....	film researcher / researcher (4 episodes, 1983)
William Bluechel	....	film archive (3 episodes, 1983)
Jane B. Fishel	....	film archive (3 episodes, 1983)
Edward G. Lansdale	....	film archive (3 episodes, 1983)
Archimedes Patti	....	film archive (3 episodes, 1983)
Nancy Pierrepont	....	film archive (3 episodes, 1983)
Alison Smith	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 1983)
D.E. Taunton	....	film archive (3 episodes, 1983)
That Thien Ton	....	film archive (3 episodes, 1983)
Rebecca Clay	....	film researcher (2 episodes, 1983)
Sherman Grinberg	....	film archive (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Antenne-2 France
• Central Independent Television
• WGBH

Distributors

• American Experience (1983) (USA) (TV)
• Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (1983) (USA) (TV)
• Sony Corporation of America (1987) (USA) (VHS)

Runtime:

660 min (13 parts)

Country:

USA | UK | France

Language:

English | French | Vietnamese | Central Khmer

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Antenne-2 France

Movie Connections:

Features "Combat!" (1962)

Soundtrack:

Satisfaction

A Good Series That Won't Satisfy War Buffs

Not a bad television series. However, this program is mainly a political history of the war and not really a military history. True Vietnam War buffs will be disappointed by it's very brief mentioning of the Ia Drang battle, Khesanh siege, etc. There were NO mention of the battles of 1966. Some of the legendary battles of the war such as Dak To and Dong Ha are brushed aside.