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Some men are changed by history, others make it.Plot:
A documentary on Senator John Kerry's Navy tour of duty in Vietnam, his contributions to the peace movement that followed, and the ultimate shape of his future political career. | add synopsisNewsDesk:
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Oscar Documentary List Narrowed Down (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 18 November 2004)
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A young man with high morals... But what is he about today? more (31 total)Cast
(Credited cast)| David Alston | ... | Himself - Gunner's Mate, PCF-94, Vietnam Veteran | |
| Dan Barbiero | ... | Himself - Yale Roommate, Vietnam Veteran | |
| Douglas Brinkley | ... | Himself - Official Kerry Biographer | |
| Harvey Bundy | ... | Himself - Yale Roommate | |
| Dick Cavett | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Max Cleland | ... | Himself - Former Democratic Senator (Georgia) | |
| Bestor Cram | ... | Himself - VVAW Anti-War Activist, Vietnam Veteran (as Bester Cram) | |
| Walter Cronkite | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Chris Gregory | ... | Himself - VVAW Anti-War Activist, Vietnam Veteran | |
| Richard Holbrooke | ... | Himself - Former US Ambassador to the UN | |
| Lyndon Johnson | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| John F. Kennedy | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Bob Kerrey | ... | Himself - Former Democratic Senator (Nebraska) | |
| John Kerry | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Joe Klein | ... | Himself - Writer | |
| Michael Medeiros | ... | Himself - Rear Gunner, PCF-94, Vietnam Veteran | |
| Bobby Muller | ... | Himself - VVAW Anti-War Activist, Vietnam Veteran | |
| Richard Nixon | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Thomas Oliphant | ... | Himself - Washington Correspondent for the Boston Globe | |
| James Rassmann | ... | Himself - Army Special Forces, Vietnam Veteran | |
| Lenny Rotman | ... | Himself - VVAW Anti-War Activist, Vietnam Veteran | |
| Rusty Sachs | ... | Himself - VVAW Anti-War Activist, Vietnam Veteran | |
| Wade Sanders | ... | Himself - Fellow Swift Boat Skipper, Vietnam Veteran | |
| Del Sandusky | ... | Himself - Leading Petty Officer on PCF-94, Vietnam Veteran | |
| Neil Sheehan | ... | Himself - Author, Historian | |
| Fred Short | ... | Himself - Gunner's Mate, PCF-94, Vietnam Veteran | |
| David Thorne | ... | Himself - Childhood Friend, Yale Classmate, Vietnam Veteran | |
| Tom Vallely | ... | Himself - Political Advisor, Vietnam Veteran | |
| Adam Walinsky | ... | Himself - Robert F. Kennedy's Legislative Assistant |
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Very good documentary about not only Kerry but also the Vietnam tensions going on at the time. A lot of wonderful footage/stills - even of the young Kerry. It's clear that he is indeed a very courageous man as well as a man of high morals. Too bad that he now, in the 2004 election, keeps talking about killing as if that was the only choice... I liked the young Kerry better. We get to hear and watch people who served with Kerry. Stories of everyday "life" for the troops in the river delta. Stories of bad judgment from the top command. Stories of atrocities. All this is shown with carefully selected archive footage to build up a sense of what the feelings must have been for the soldiers, as well as what the views were at home.