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Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry -- 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.

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Director:
George Butler
Writers:
Joseph Dorman
Douglas Brinkley (book)
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Genre:
Documentary | Biography | History See more »
Tagline:
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 synopsis »
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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

Directed by
George Butler 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Douglas Brinkley  book
Joseph Dorman 

Produced by
Marc Abrams .... executive producer
George Butler .... producer
John W. Dowling .... associate producer
Daniel Holton-Roth .... co-producer
Mark N. Hopkins .... producer
Michael R. Klein .... executive producer
Marina Parker .... associate producer
Vincent Roberti .... executive producer
William Samuels .... executive producer
Sarah Scully .... co-producer
 
Original Music by
Philip Glass 
 
Cinematography by
Jules Labarthe (director of photography)
Sandi Sissel (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Melody London 
Tim Squyres 
Jean Tsien 
Kenneth Wachtel 
 
Sound Department
Benjamin Cheah .... sound designer
Peter Miller .... production sound
Roger Phenix .... production sound
Jac Rubenstein .... supervising dialogue editor
 
Visual Effects by
Ian Hutchinson .... digital effects artist
Amber Kusmenko .... digital effects artist
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Erik Ryerson .... gaffer
 
Editorial Department
Sebastian Ischer .... first assistant editor
Katie Mcquerrey .... associate editor
Alex Yalakidis .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Peter Afterman .... music supervisor
Michael Riesman .... conductor
Brienne Rose .... music coordinator
Sally Swisher .... music editor
Margaret Yen .... music supervisor
 
Other crew
Caroline Alexander .... consultant
Prudence Arndt .... producer: archive film and stills
Deborah Dickson .... film consultant
Elisabeth Haviland James .... researcher
Jessica Lee .... research assistant
Ashley Lefrak .... still photos supervisor
Liz Manne .... consultant
William Rabbe .... production assistant
Ian Young .... production assistant
 
Thanks
Ben Affleck .... special thanks
 

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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for disturbing images of war and some dialogue
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Runtime:
87 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White | Color
Certification:
USA:PG-13 (certificate #41167)
Company:
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6 out of 7 people found the following review useful.
Important film, 24 October 2004
Author: William-33 from Portland, OR

I didn't know what this was about. A friend just said - "go see this movie - it's important". ANd now I'm saying the same thing. Check this out and understand that what you hear in popular media is not always the truth.

I just saw this film - very impressive and important that people see this. I don't know if website links are allowed on IMDb - if so, the movie is available as a free download at thekerrymovie.com.

If not, Google for "Going Upriver Kerry" and you'll find the place to download and view it for free. Well worth the time!!

Thanks for reading.

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