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Hearts and Minds

1974 · Movie · R · 112 min

7.8(94)unSUB Rating

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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.

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Details
Years
1974
Release date
1974-12-20
Language
English
Rated
R
Runtime
112 min
TMDB rating (input)
7.7/10 (94 votes)
Budget
$1,000,000

Themes

  • vietnam war
  • vietnam veteran
  • vietnam
  • war veteran
  • prisoner of war
  • controversy
  • interview
  • militarism
  • carpet bombing
  • communism
  • napalm
  • us military
  • +7 more

Awards & recognition

  • Academy AwardBest Documentary Feature Film · 1975

Cast & crew

  • CC

    Clark Clifford

    as Self - Aide to President Truman 1946-50

  • JD

    John Foster Dulles

    as Self (archive footage)

  • GB

    Georges Bidault

    as Self - French Foreign Minister in 1954

  • Harry S. Truman

    Harry S. Truman

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Dwight D. Eisenhower

    as Self (archive footage)

  • John F. Kennedy

    John F. Kennedy

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Richard Nixon

    Richard Nixon

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Lyndon B. Johnson

    Lyndon B. Johnson

    as Self (archive footage)

  • GC

    George Coker

    as Self - Prisoner of War 1966-73

  • WR

    Walt Rostow

    as Self - Aide to Presidents Kennedy, Johnson

Directed by Peter Davis