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Vietnam in HD

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2011– 2011–
  • 6h
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Vietnam in HD (2011)
Vietnam In HD
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Vintage footage from the Vietnam war is presented in High Definition video format along with narration from both war veterans and Hollywood voice talent. The documentary follows key events a... Read allVintage footage from the Vietnam war is presented in High Definition video format along with narration from both war veterans and Hollywood voice talent. The documentary follows key events and their impact on both the war effort and the American public.Vintage footage from the Vietnam war is presented in High Definition video format along with narration from both war veterans and Hollywood voice talent. The documentary follows key events and their impact on both the war effort and the American public.
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  • Stars
    • Tempestt Bledsoe
    • Edward Burns
    • Dean Cain
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    • Tempestt Bledsoe
    • Edward Burns
    • Dean Cain
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    Tempestt Bledsoe
    Tempestt Bledsoe
    • Elizabeth Allenas Elizabeth Allen
    Edward Burns
    Edward Burns
    • Joe Gallowayas Joe Galloway
    Dean Cain
    Dean Cain
    • Bob Clewellas Bob Clewell
    Kevin Connolly
    Kevin Connolly
    • Keith Connollyas Keith Connolly
    Jerry Ferrara
    Jerry Ferrara
    • Raymond Torresas Raymond Torres
    Adrian Grenier
    Adrian Grenier
    • Barry Romoas Barry Romo
    Armie Hammer
    Armie Hammer
    • Gery Benedettias Gery Benedetti
    Jennifer Love Hewitt
    Jennifer Love Hewitt
    • Anne Purcellas Anne Purcell
    Glenn Howerton
    Glenn Howerton
    • Don Devoreas Don Devore…
    Zachary Levi
    Zachary Levi
    • Karl Marlantesas Karl Marlantes
    James Marsden
    James Marsden
    • Arthur Wiknikas Arthur Wiknik
    Dylan McDermott
    Dylan McDermott
    • James Andersonas James Anderson
    Blair Underwood
    Blair Underwood
    • Charles Brownas Charles Brown
    Michael C. Hall
    Michael C. Hall
    • Self - Narratoras Self - Narrator
    6 episodes6 eps • 2011
    Barry Romo
    • Self - Vietnam Veteranas Self - Vietnam Veteran
    5 episodes5 eps • 2011
    Anne Purcell
    • Self - Wife of Vietnam Soldieras Self - Wife of Vietnam Soldier
    4 episodes4 eps • 2011
    Bob Clewell
    • Self - Vietnam Veteranas Self - Vietnam Veteran
    2 episodes2 eps • 2011
    Joseph Lee Galloway
    Joseph Lee Galloway
    • Self - Press Correspondentas Self - Press Correspondent
    2 episodes2 eps • 2011
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      Edward Burns portrays Joe Galloway. In We Were Soldiers (2002) Barry Pepper plays Joe Galloway. Both actors starred in Saving Private Ryan (1998)

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    I liked this a lot. It seemed that the series strove to maintain a neutral point of view in regard to the causes and/or futility of the war while maintaining focus on the individuals they profiled, and in my opinion they largely succeeded. Unlike a previous reviewer, I did not find it to be overly narcissistic, pro-war, or even all that pro-American, though the focus was definitely on the American experience. Some time was also devoted to other factors, such as life for the families back home, protests and movements, and U.S. administration positions on the war at various points, though the main focus remained with the progress of the war and the battlefields themselves.

    Leaving the controversies aside, I thought that what the series tried to do -- portray the experiences of various individuals at certain key places and events in the war -- they did quite well. I also liked the graphics and illustrations and, as opposed to other documentaries I have seen, I thought that these were distributed well and did not get in the way of the real story. The CGI stuff was good and not overdone, in my opinion.

    The thing about Vietnam is that once you start discussing the controversies and what we now know to be untruths, it is a discussion without end, full of passion and short on facts, not because of the people discussing it but because the whole thing was based upon a twenty year series of lies and deceptions on the part of the governments involved. Wherever there are lies there will always be arguments, and the subject of the Vietnam war is proof positive of this on a massive scale. This series did not attempt to take any of that on, and wisely so. Though at times I found this irritating -- for instance, the neutral announcement of the events in the Gulf of Tonkin in 1964 as legal cause for Johnson's escalation, when we now know that at least one of the incidents never happened -- I could recognize it as necessary in telling the story. If they had taken on any one of the many controversies or governmental lies, it would have been a quicksand from which the series would not have recovered. I'm glad they didn't!

    It is good to remember that many of those fighting were not volunteers but draftees: it was a federal charge and prison time to dodge the draft. In that light, I do not think that talk of honor and duty is narcissistic or out of place: many did not choose the war, but were sent by force. These went in service to their *country* -- if not the war itself -- and acquitted themselves on a personal level largely with great honor, regardless of the legitimacy of the war or their belief in it. Many times in the series you hear the soldiers referring to the war as a lost cause, and yet they gave their lives for it, if only because that was what they personally felt was the honorable thing to do. I believe that this *personal* honor, courage and heroism on an *individual* level is what this series was trying to bring out, and I think it succeeded very well.

    I enjoyed this series in spite of its neutral point of view, and I think it was very nicely done given the incredibly controversial nature of the war and its premises. While I would NOT recommend this series as a primer on Vietnam, nor even a good outline or overview -- you'd be better off going to Wikipedia for that -- it did very well with what it tried to do, and it's well worth a watch if wartime documentaries are something you like. Enjoy!
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    • Nov 21, 2011

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    • Release date
      • November 6, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Vietnam: Lost Films
    • Production companies
      • A+E Networks
      • Lou Reda Productions
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      • Color
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      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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