Hearts and Minds
The Forever War. Goes On
1974 | 112m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | Peter Davis |
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| Writer: | |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 20, 1974 |
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| Director: | Peter Davis |
| Writer: | |
| Genres: | War, Documentary |
| Keywords | vietnam veteran, war veteran, prisoner of war, vietnam, vietnam war, interview, controversy, militarism, carpet bombing, communism, napalm, us military, usa politics, political prisoner, amputee, agent orange, anti-colonialism, usa foreign policy, decolonization |
| Production Companies | BBS Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $30,000
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Clark Clifford | Self - Aide to President Truman 1946-50 |
| John Foster Dulles | Self (archive footage) |
| Georges Bidault | Self - French Foreign Minister in 1954 |
| Harry S. Truman | Self (archive footage) |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | Self (archive footage) |
| John F. Kennedy | Self (archive footage) |
| Richard Nixon | Self (archive footage) |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | Self (archive footage) |
| George Coker | Self - Prisoner of War 1966-73 |
| Walt Rostow | Self - Aide to Presidents Kennedy, Johnson |
| J. William Fulbright | Self - Senator |
| Randy Floyd | Self - Former Navy Captain |
| Charles Hoey | Self - U.S. Air Force, Saigon |
| Jerry Holter | Self - U.S. Air Force, Saigon |
| J. Edgar Hoover | Self (archive footage) |
| Joseph McCarthy | Self (archive footage) |
| Stan Holder | Self - Former Corporal |
| Bobby Muller | Self - Former 1st Lieutenant |
| Daniel Ellsberg | Self - Former Aide, Defense Dept., Rand Corp. |
| William C. Westmoreland | Self - Commanding General, Vietnam 1964-68 |
| Nguyen Van Tai | Self - Hung Dinh Village |
| Vo Thi Tu | Self - Hung Dinh Village |
| Vo Thi Hue | Self - Hung Dinh Village |
| Father Chan Tin | Self - Saigon |
| Diem Chau | Self - Editor, Trinh Bay Magazine |
| Hồ Chí Minh | Self (archive footage) |
| David Emerson | Self - Concord, Massachusetts |
| Mui Duc Giang | Self - Saigon |
| Edward Sowders | Self - Former Spec/5, Army Deserter |
| Lora Sowders | Self - Detroit |
| Barton Osborn | Self - Former Army Intelligence Officer, CIA |
| George Trendell | Self - Sergeant |
| Thich Lieu Minh | Self - An Quang Pagoda, Saigon |
| William Marshall | Self - Former Sergeant |
| George Patton IV | Self - Colonel |
| Duong Van Khai | Self - Refugee Outside Hung Dinh Village |
| Nguyen Ngoc Linh | Self - Chairman, Mekong Conglomerate |
| Michael V. Sulsona | Self - Former Sergeant |
| I. F. Stone | Self - Journalist (voice) |
| Eugene McCarthy | Self - Senator (archive footage) |
| Robert F. Kennedy | Self - Senator (archive footage) |
| Kay Dvorshock | Self - Bobby Muller's Girlfriend |
| Ngo Dinh Diem | Self (archive footage) |
| Nguyễn Khánh | Self - President of South Vietnam 1964-65 |
| Maxwell Taylor | Self - Ambassador to South Vietnam 1964-65 (archive footage) |
| Nguyễn Văn Thiệu | Self (archive footage) |
| Nguyen Thi Sau | Self - Former Political Prisoner |
| Ngô Bá Thành | Self - Political Prisoner (archive footage) |
| Mary Cochran Emerson | Self - Wife of David Emerson |
| Bob Hope | Self (archive footage) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Lynzee Klingman | Editor |
| Barbara Kopple | Second Unit |
| Richard Pearce | Camera Operator |
| Francis Daniel | Second Unit |
| Susan Martin | Editor |
| Michael F. Barrow | Gaffer |
| Karen Mitnick Liptak | Second Unit |
| James Nelson | Sound Editor |
| Carole Marner | Second Unit |
| Dell Byrne | Researcher |
| Frank Davis | Researcher |
| Chips Sowerwine | Consulting Producer |
| Brennon Jones | Researcher |
| Don Lenzer | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Eugene Marner | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Lennart Malmer | Director of Photography |
| David Wyles | Researcher |
| Pierre Cottrell | Consulting Producer |
| Thomas C. Fox | Consulting Producer |
| Tom Cohen | Sound |
| Ed Lynch | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Ralf D. Bode | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Peter Davis | Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Richard Pearce | Associate Producer |
| Bert Schneider | Producer |
| Tom Cohen | Associate Producer |
| Peter Davis | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | Best Documentary Feature | N/A | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Documentary Feature | N/A | Won |
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