Hearts and Minds
1974 · Movie · R · 112 min · ★ 7.7 · 79% critics
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
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 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 Award — Best 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
as Self (archive footage)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
as Self (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy
as Self (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
as Self (archive footage)
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