Vietnam! Vietnam!

Heston, Charlton, (narrator.). Films Media Group, (film distributor.). National Archives and Records Service. (Added Author).

Summary: This film reviews the cultural and religious history of Vietnam, along with the development of, and U.S. involvement in, the Vietnam War. Produced for the U.S. government in 1971 by John Ford, the highly controversial film supporting the war in Vietnam was never officially released. Note: The war footage includes combat scenes, civilian massacres, anti-war protest and mistreatment of Prisoners of War (POWs). The film concludes with a quick succession of comments by well-known celebrities such as Ronald Reagan, Benjamin Spock, Dean Rusk, Eugene McCarthy, etc., as well as average citizens, some favoring U.S. involvement and some opposing it.

Record details

Physical Description: remote
1 online resource (1 video file (57 min., 55 sec.)) : sound, color.
Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : National Archives and Records Service, [1971]
Distributor: New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Films Media Group, 2013.
Copyright: ℗♭1971

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User. CatMonthString:august.17 Originally released by National Archives and Records Service, 1971. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on July 11, 2013.
Formatted Contents Note:	Pride and Shame of the 1960s (1:18) -- Credits: Vietnam! Vietnam! (0:51) -- Vietnam War and Debate (2:13) -- American and South Vietnamese Motives (1:37) -- Urban and Rural (3:04) -- Aggressor Disrupts Lives (1:53) -- Early Signs of Trouble (2:13) -- North Vietnamese Destruction (2:06) -- Excavating Mass Graves (3:23) -- Reconnaissance (2:09) -- Need for Support (1:19) -- Evacuating Village (2:35) -- Cost of Freedom (4:32) -- Wives of Missing (3:22) -- Torture by North Vietnam (1:25) -- POWs Paraded (2:22) -- Morality of War (1:10) -- Sacrificing American Lives (1:08) -- Saving South Vietnam (0:41) -- Debating Nature of Vietnam War (2:20) -- Coalition Government (1:03) -- Bombing Halt (1:10) -- Total Versus Limited War (0:43) -- Views on War (2:37) -- Denunciation of War Protestors (2:20) -- Presidents' Views (3:56) -- South Vietnamese Recognize Danger (3:05) -- Struggle Unfinished (0:55) -- Credits: Vietnam! Vietnam! (0:12) -- exseg (1:00)
Restrictions on Access Note:	Restrictions: NLC students and staff only. Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrated by Charlton Heston.
Target Audience Note:	11 & up.
System Details Note:	Streaming video file. System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description (Films Media Group, March 17, 2017)