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- Ho Chi Minh commonly known as Bác Ho or simply known as Bác, also known as Ho Chu), was a Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman. He served as Prime Minister of North Vietnam from 1945 to 1955 and as President from 1945 until his death in 1969. Ideologically a Marxist-Leninist, he served as Chairman and First Secretary of the Workers' Party of Vietnam.
- Thuy Hang Tham was born on 20 October 1939. She was an actress, known for Sóng Tình (1972), S.T.A.B. (1973) and Nàng (1970). She died on 6 September 2022 in Vietnam.
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Additional Crew
- Cinematographer
Robert Capa was born on 22 October 1913 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He was a cinematographer, known for Temptation (1946), Paris Cavalcade of Fashions (1948) and The 400 Million (1939). He died on 25 May 1954 in Thai Binh, Vietnam.- Thich Nhát Hanh was born on 11 October 1926 in Hue City, Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam. He was an actor, known for Obsessive Becoming (1995), Dawn Breakers Film Festival Spotlights (2007) and Planting Seeds of Mindfulness Animated Movie (2016). He died on 22 January 2022 in Hue, Vietnam.
- Van Lem Nguyen died on 1 February 1968 in Saigon, Vietnam.
- Phi Nhung was a Vietnamese singer who specialized in "cai luong" and "vong co" music (A traditional music of southern Vietnam). She sang for Paris By Night and Van Son and also acts in their plays and Tinh production. She also recorded music for Lang Van. She performed several duets with singer Manh Quynh throughout her career.
Phi Nhung's father was an American serviceman, and she immigrated to the United States as part of its immigration policy towards Amerasian war offspring.
She was born on April 10, 1972 in Pleiku, Vietnam. Phi Nhung's father was an American serviceman and her mother is Vietnamese. Due to poor economic situations, she only received an education up to 6th grade. In her early life, her mother never mentioned her father was an American soldier stationed in Pleiku during the war. From a young age, Phi Nhung listened to folk music, a change that was reflected in the songs she later performed.
Growing up in a downtrodden economic situation, Phi Nhung only a single source of joy was heard all reformed rustic folk, a time that inspired her desire to listen to music.
In 1982, Phi Nhung mother died when she was 11 years old. Orphaned both parents, Phi Nhung to return to live with her grandparents. She had to make money and take care of her five siblings stepbrother and grandchildren in the context struggling and needy.
In October 1989, Phi Nhung moved to the Tampa, Florida. There she met Trizzie Phuong Trinh, a famous Vietnamese- American singer at a charity concert for a temple in America. Recognizing the talent in Phi Nhung, Trizzie advised Phi Nhung to go to California to pursue her dreams. Because she came late to this country, she was very hesitant. Later in 1993, she moved to live in Orange County, California.
Her first appearance on stage proved to not be spectacular, causing her to want to abandon her dreams of becoming a singer. Fortunately, thanks to the encouragement of female singer Huong Lan, Phi Nhung has decided to pursue her career as far as possible.
Phi Nhung began to gain popularity after her duet "Que River 1" with famous singer Taizhou in Hollywood Night 15, after which she made a debut CD with voices two great singer and American Huyen Vu Tuan. In a recent interview Phi Nhung had confided that to make it big in the music industry, she risked a lot of sweat, tears to pursue the profession, as well as having to self-selling CD, and singing at music bars.
As of 2005, Phi Nhung returned to Vietnam to perform, where her popularity began to rise. Besides singing, she has had film roles, acted as drama artist, comedian and MC.
She died on September 28, 2021 in Ho Chi Minh City from COVID-19 - Soundtrack
Cathy Wayne was born on 7 December 1949 in Arncliffe, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She died on 20 July 1969 in Da Nang, Vietnam.- Lauri Törni was born on 28 May 1919 in Viipuri, Finland. He died on 18 October 1965 in Vietnam.
- Ngo Dinh Diem was born on 3 January 1901 in Quang Binh, Vietnam. He died on 2 November 1963 in Cho Lon, South Vietnam.
- Actor
- Music Department
Chi Tai was born on 15 August 1958 in Saigon, Vietnam. He was an actor, known for Hiep Si Guoc Vong (2013), Five Fairies in the House (2013) and Hung Ali (2015). He died on 9 December 2020 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.- Anh Thu was born on 26 April 1983 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She was an actress, known for Muoi: The Legend of a Portrait (2007), Sam Hoi (2021) and Truong Ba's Soul in Butcher's Body (2006). She died on 22 November 2009 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Chanh Tin Nguyen was born on 29 November 1952 in Bac Lieu, Vietnam Country, French Indochine. He was an actor and writer, known for Hiep Si Guoc Vong (2013), Ngôi Nhà Bí Ân (2007) and Suôi Oan Hôn (2007). He was married to Bich Tram . He died on 4 January 2020 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.- Actor
- Writer
- Composer
Tchee was born on 23 August 1953 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. He was an actor and writer, known for Les intrépides (1993), Commissaire Moulin (1976) and Le fils du Mékong (1992). He died on 26 May 2017 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.- Mihály Váci was born on 25 December 1924 in Nyíregyháza, Hungary. Mihály was a writer, known for Hol vagy, Názár? (1972). Mihály died on 16 April 1970 in Hanoi, Vietnam.
- Duc Quang died on 11 June 1963 in Saigon, Vietnam.
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Duy Pham was born on 5 October 1921 in Hanoi, French Indochina. He was a composer, known for Truong toi (1975), Mother Fish (2009) and Vietnam: A Television History (1983). He was married to ThaiHnag and Thai Hang. He died on 27 January 2013 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.- Nguyen Giap Vo was born on 25 August 1911 in An Xa, Vietnam. He was an actor, known for Vietnam: A Television History (1983), From Hollywood to Hanoi (1992) and Cold War (1998). He was married to Dang Bich Hai, Quang Thai and Minh Khai. He died on 4 October 2013 in Hanoi, Vietnam.
- Ivan Lutanský was born on 19 April 1953 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Aeiou (1979), Bez, at ti neutece (1977) and Tunel Omega (1982). He died on 1 August 1983 in Ky Phong, Vietnam.
- Director
- Writer
Ky Nam Pham was born on 27 June 1928 in Hanoi, French Indochina [now Hanoi, Vietnam]. He was a director and writer, known for Mrs. Tu Hau (1963), Chung mot dòng sông (1959) and The Front Is Calling (1968). He was married to Tu Thanh and Phuong Nghi Nguyen. He died on 3 March 1984 in Vietnam.- Toi Lam was born on 15 January 1937 in Cao Lanh, Dong Thap province, French Indochina [now Vietnam]. He was an actor, known for Remarriage (1963), The Abandoned Field: Free Fire Zone (1979) and Smoke (1967). He died on 27 November 2000 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
- Ho Kieng was born in 1926 in Phuoc Long, Vietnam. He was an actor, known for Three Seasons (1999), Vi Dang Tình Yêu (1990) and Nguoi Nghèo Vân Cuoi (1993). He died on 3 April 2013 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
- Phuong-Thanh was born in 1956 in Phu Tho, Vietnam. She was an actress, known for The Chinese Botanist's Daughters (2006), Se den mot tinh yeu (1983) and Nhung con duong (1979). She died on 13 February 2009 in Hanoi, Vietnam.
- Dinh Nhu Ngo was born in 1906 in Hue, Vietnam. He was married to Madame Nhu. He died on 2 November 1963 in Cho Lon, South Vietnam.
- Duc Tho Le was born on 14 October 1911 in Nam Ha, Vietnam. He died on 13 October 1990 in Hanoi, Vietnam.
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Born in North Vietnam during the war years, Ho Quang Minh went to Switzerland to study in 1962. He graduated from the Swiss Federal Polytechnic Institute and worked for a while as a computer engineer. In 1979, he went to Paris to study at film school, and decided to embark on a career as film maker. His first project was a documentary about life in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) for Vietnamese television. His third film Gone, Gone, Forever Gone was the Vietnamese entry for the 1996 Academy Awards. He currently holds Swiss nationality, and continues to be based there.