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The Vietnam War

  • TV Mini Series
  • 20172017
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 16h 30m
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The Vietnam War (2017)
A comprehensive history of the United States' involvement in the bitterly divisive armed conflict in Southeast Asia.
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A comprehensive history of the United States' involvement in the bitterly divisive armed conflict in Southeast Asia.A comprehensive history of the United States' involvement in the bitterly divisive armed conflict in Southeast Asia.A comprehensive history of the United States' involvement in the bitterly divisive armed conflict in Southeast Asia.
IMDb RATING
9.1/10
25K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,894
82
  • Stars
    • Peter Coyote
    • Huy Duc
    • James Willbanks
  • Stars
    • Peter Coyote
    • Huy Duc
    • James Willbanks
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    • 167User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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  • Top rated TV #21
    • Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys

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    Peter Coyote
    Peter Coyote
    • Self - Narrator
    Huy Duc
    • Self - North Vietnam…
    James Willbanks
    • Self - Army Advisor…
    Duong Van Mai Elliott
    • Self - Saigon…
    Joachim Król
    Joachim Król
    • Self - Sprecher
    Bernt Hahn
    • Self - Sprecher
    Hans-Gerd Kilbinger
    • Self - Sprecher
    Ernst August Schepmann
    • Self - Sprecher
    Maximilian Hilbrand
    • Self - Sprecher
    Robert Steudtner
    • Self - Sprecherin
    Josef Tratnik
    • Self - Sprecher
    Simon Roden
    • Self - Sprecher
    Renate Fuhrmann
    • Self - Sprecherin
    John Musgrave
    • Self - Marines…
    Phan Quang Tue
    Phan Quang Tue
    • Self - Saigon
    Karl Marlantes
    Karl Marlantes
    • Self - Marines
    Nguyen Ngoc
    • Self - N. Vietnamese Army…
    Bao Ninh
    • Self - N. Vietnamese Army…
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    • Trivia
      Many of the combat footage reels shown throughout the series are not from the battle being discussed, for example, during the discussion of Saigon during the Tet Offensive, several videos filmed in the city of Hue are shown as if they are in Saigon.
    • Connections
      Featured in Ken Burns: America's Storyteller (2017)

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    The Vietnam War - Haunting and Alarming
    Burns, Novick, and their team committed years of research to this worthwhile project, expressed in 10 episodes. If I had to sum up my experience in watching 5 episodes thus far, I would say that this program is casting a glaring light at how little I knew about this war.

    Just as bracing as the war imagery is the multiplicity of interviews... Burns and Novick wisely feature all sides to speak forth. The recall of combat experience is expressed by soldiers (both sides), families, POWs, journalists, and activists. As might be expected, some of what the soldiers express is horrific.

    The tape recordings of several US Presidents and their war advisors are an essential part "The Vietnam War".

    Can a film like this be presented in a genuinely objective manner?" For many years now, the wide majority of people would agree that this war should not have happened, and it's a difficult task for any director to not infuse a film with their personal viewpoints. As another reviewer noted, it's obvious that the sentiment of this film is most assuredly against the war.

    Finally, I'll leave you with a quote:

    "It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, more vengeance, more desolation. War is hell." - General William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-91)
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      • September 17, 2017 (United States)
      • United States
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      • Florentine Films
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