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Hearts and Minds
Hearts and Minds

Hearts and Minds

The Forever War. Goes On

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$30000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

112 mins

Rating

7.6/10

Release Date

20 December 1974

Country

United States of America

Cast

Clark Clifford

Clark Clifford

Self - Aide to President Truman 1946-50

John Foster Dulles

John Foster Dulles

Self (archive footage)

Georges Bidault

Georges Bidault

Self - French Foreign Minister in 1954

Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman

Self (archive footage)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

George Coker

George Coker

Self - Prisoner of War 1966-73

Walt Rostow

Walt Rostow

Self - Aide to Presidents Kennedy, Johnson

J. William Fulbright

J. William Fulbright

Self - Senator

Randy Floyd

Randy Floyd

Self - Former Navy Captain

Charles Hoey

Charles Hoey

Self - U.S. Air Force, Saigon

Jerry Holter

Jerry Holter

Self - U.S. Air Force, Saigon

J. Edgar Hoover

J. Edgar Hoover

Self (archive footage)

Joseph McCarthy

Joseph McCarthy

Self (archive footage)

Stan Holder

Stan Holder

Self - Former Corporal

Bobby Muller

Bobby Muller

Self - Former 1st Lieutenant

Daniel Ellsberg

Daniel Ellsberg

Self - Former Aide, Defense Dept., Rand Corp.

William C. Westmoreland

William C. Westmoreland

Self - Commanding General, Vietnam 1964-68

Nguyen Van Tai

Nguyen Van Tai

Self - Hung Dinh Village

Vo Thi Tu

Vo Thi Tu

Self - Hung Dinh Village

Vo Thi Hue

Vo Thi Hue

Self - Hung Dinh Village

Father Chan Tin

Father Chan Tin

Self - Saigon

Diem Chau

Diem Chau

Self - Editor, Trinh Bay Magazine

Hồ Chí Minh

Hồ Chí Minh

Self (archive footage)

David Emerson

David Emerson

Self - Concord, Massachusetts

Mui Duc Giang

Mui Duc Giang

Self - Saigon

Edward Sowders

Edward Sowders

Self - Former Spec/5, Army Deserter

Lora Sowders

Lora Sowders

Self - Detroit

Barton Osborn

Barton Osborn

Self - Former Army Intelligence Officer, CIA

George Trendell

George Trendell

Self - Sergeant

Thich Lieu Minh

Thich Lieu Minh

Self - An Quang Pagoda, Saigon

William Marshall

William Marshall

Self - Former Sergeant

George Patton IV

George Patton IV

Self - Colonel

Duong Van Khai

Duong Van Khai

Self - Refugee Outside Hung Dinh Village

Nguyen Ngoc Linh

Nguyen Ngoc Linh

Self - Chairman, Mekong Conglomerate

Michael V. Sulsona

Michael V. Sulsona

Self - Former Sergeant

I. F. Stone

I. F. Stone

Self - Journalist (voice)

Eugene McCarthy

Eugene McCarthy

Self - Senator (archive footage)

Robert F. Kennedy

Robert F. Kennedy

Self - Senator (archive footage)

Kay Dvorshock

Kay Dvorshock

Self - Bobby Muller's Girlfriend

Ngo Dinh Diem

Ngo Dinh Diem

Self (archive footage)

Nguyễn Khánh

Nguyễn Khánh

Self - President of South Vietnam 1964-65

Maxwell Taylor

Maxwell Taylor

Self - Ambassador to South Vietnam 1964-65 (archive footage)

Nguyễn Văn Thiệu

Nguyễn Văn Thiệu

Self (archive footage)

Nguyen Thi Sau

Nguyen Thi Sau

Self - Former Political Prisoner

Ngô Bá Thành

Ngô Bá Thành

Self - Political Prisoner (archive footage)

Mary Cochran Emerson

Mary Cochran Emerson

Self - Wife of David Emerson

Bob Hope

Bob Hope

Self (archive footage)

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