Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements

1985
29m

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Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements (1985)

Documentary of Charlie Clements, a Vietnam War pilot who was convinced by his experiences in the war that he should become a doctor working behind enemy lines.Documentary of Charlie Clements, a Vietnam War pilot who was convinced by his experiences in the war that he should become a doctor working behind enemy lines.Documentary of Charlie Clements, a Vietnam War pilot who was convinced by his experiences in the war that he should become a doctor working behind enemy lines.

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- Deborah Shaffer
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- Charlie Clements
- Richard Nixon

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6.2/10

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Director
- Deborah Shaffer
Stars
- Charlie Clements
- Richard Nixon

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Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win total

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Charlie Clements

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Richard Nixon

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(archive footage)

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Helle Melange
Written by Dieter Moebius and Hans-Joachim Roedelius
Performed by Cluster
Taken from the album "Curiosum" (1981), published by Sky Records

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this needs to get known

It appears that I'm the first person reviewing the Academy Award-winning "Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements". Well I hope that more people see it. This look at a Vietnam vet who became a physician and went to El Salvador to support the people getting targeted by the US-backed dictatorship is one of the best indictments of US foreign policy, whether in southeast Asia or in Central America. I remember during the vice-presidential debates in 2004, Dick Cheney mentioned having gone to El Salvador to oversee an election, and I immediately thought "You mean that you made sure people had no choice but to vote how Reagan wanted."

Anyway, definitely watch this documentary if you get a chance (it's available on YouTube) as an antidote to all militaristic propaganda.