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Hearts and Minds

  • 19741974
  • RR
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
5.8K
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Hearts and Minds (1974)
Documentary concerning the atrocities of the Vietnam war
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A startling and courageous landmark documentary that unflinchingly confronted the United States' involvement in Vietnam at the height of the controversy that surrounded it.A startling and courageous landmark documentary that unflinchingly confronted the United States' involvement in Vietnam at the height of the controversy that surrounded it.A startling and courageous landmark documentary that unflinchingly confronted the United States' involvement in Vietnam at the height of the controversy that surrounded it.
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
5.8K
YOUR RATING
    • Peter Davis
  • Stars
    • Tin Chan
    • Chau Diem
    • Ngo Dinh Diem(archive footage)
    • Peter Davis
  • Stars
    • Tin Chan
    • Chau Diem
    • Ngo Dinh Diem(archive footage)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 46User reviews
    • 68Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
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    • Won 1 Oscar

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    Nguyen Thi Sau in Hearts and Minds (1974)
    Nguyen Van Thieu and Richard Nixon in Hearts and Minds (1974)
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    Tin Chan
    Tin Chan
    • Self
    • (as Father Chan Tin - Saigon)
    Chau Diem
    Chau Diem
    • Self - Editor of Trinh Bay Magazine
    Ngo Dinh Diem
    Ngo Dinh Diem
    • Self - President of South Vietnam
    • (archive footage)
    John Foster Dulles
    John Foster Dulles
    • Self - Secretary of State, 1953-1959
    • (archive footage)
    Kay Dvorshock
    Kay Dvorshock
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Dwight D. Eisenhower
    Dwight D. Eisenhower
    • Self - President of the United States
    • (archive footage)
    David Emerson
    David Emerson
    • Self - Concord, Massachusetts
    Mui Duc Giang
    Mui Duc Giang
    • Self - Coffin Maker
    Charles Hoey
    • Self - Air Force, Saigon
    Stan Holder
    Stan Holder
    • Self - Corporal, Placitas, New Mexico
    Jerry Holter
    • Self - Air Force, Saigon
    Vo Thi Hue
    • Self - Hung Dinh Village
    Lyndon B. Johnson
    Lyndon B. Johnson
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Lyndon Johnson)
    John F. Kennedy
    John F. Kennedy
    • Self - President of the United States
    • (archive footage)
    Robert F. Kennedy
    Robert F. Kennedy
    • Self - U.S. Senator
    • (archive footage)
    William Marshall
    William Marshall
    • Self
    • (as Sgt. WIlliam Marshall - Detroit)
    Eugene McCarthy
    Eugene McCarthy
    • Self - U.S. Senator
    • (archive footage)
    Ho Chí Minh
    Ho Chí Minh
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
      • Peter Davis
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    • Trivia
      During his Oscar acceptance speech producer Bert Schneider read a letter from the head of the Viet Cong lauding his film. Bob Hope prompted Oscar host Frank Sinatra to disclaim any political statements that had been made during the show.
    • Quotes

      Daniel Ellsberg: The question used to be: might it be possible that we were on the wrong side in the Vietnamese War? But, we weren't on the wrong side. We are the wrong side.

    • Crazy credits
      The listed translators credited in the movie (Le Thai To, Trung Trac, Le Thanh Tong and Trung Hung Dao) were all Vietnamese generals who had defeated the Chinese in various times from the first century C.E., to the fifteenth century C.E. The translator listed as Nguyen Ai Quoc was an early alias of Ho Chi Minh, founder of the Vietnamese Communist Party. I have no knowledge of the last listed translator, Barbara Gore. Apparently, someone played a good joke on the producers of this film, if it wasn't the translators themselves.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: Take 2: Vietnam Movies (1980)
    • Soundtracks
      500 Miles
      (uncredited)

      Written by Hedy West

      Performed by Peter Paul & Mary

    User reviews46

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    8/10
    Excellent For What It Is
    A documentary of the conflicting attitudes of the opponents of the Vietnam war.

    Roger Ebert wrote, "Here is a documentary about Vietnam that doesn't really level with us... If we know something about how footage is obtained and how editing can make points, it sometimes looks like propaganda... And yet, in scene after scene, the raw material itself is so devastating that it brushes the tricks aside." Exactly right. The folks who made this are clearly anti-war, but some of the footage they get is unforgettable.

    Most notably is the interview with General William Westmoreland where he says, "The Oriental doesn't put the same high price on life as does a Westerner. Life is plentiful. Life is cheap in the Orient." How can that be interpreted any other way?

    The movie was chosen as Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 47th Academy Awards presented in 1975. This win was not only well-deserved, but opened the door for possibly an even better Vietnam documentary: Errol Morris' "The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara" (2003), which also won the Oscar.
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    • Release date
      • November 17, 1975 (Sweden)
      • United States
      • Criterion
      • HBOMAX
      • English
      • French
      • Vietnamese
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Linden, New Jersey, USA
    • Production companies
      • Audjeff
      • BBS Productions
      • Rainbow Releasing
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    • 1 hour 52 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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