Hearts and Minds (1974)1h52
Documentary · War
Director Peter Davis
Also directed The Selling of the Pentagon, Second Time Around
Many times during his presidency, Lyndon B. Johnson said that ultimate victory in the Vietnam War depended upon the U.S. military winning the "hearts and minds" of the Vietnamese people. Filmmaker Peter Davis uses Johnson's phrase in an ironic context in this anti-war documentary, filmed and released while the Vietnam War was still under way, juxtaposing interviews with military figures like U.S. Army Chief of Staff William C. Westmoreland with shocking scenes of violence and brutality.
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Cast
- Clark Clifford
- John Foster Dulles
- Georges Bidault
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
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