Dear America - Letters Home from Vietnam
by Bill Couturi?
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Actor: Ellen Burstyn, J. Kenneth Campbell, Josh Cruze, Richard Chaves, Tom BerengerDirector: Bill Couturi?
Brand: HBO HOME VIDEO
Cinematographer: Michael Chin
Producer: Bill Couturi?
Writer: Bill Couturi?
Editor: Gary Weimberg
Producer: Bernard Edelman
Producer: Thomas Bird
Writer: Richard Dewhurst
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 87 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-11-01
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Hbo Home Video
DVD Reviews of Dear America - Letters Home from Vietnam
DVD Review: Emotional, Thought Provoking
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this as a part of a lesson plan on the Vietnam unit. The letters are read by celebrities and they portray the emotions of fear, anger, loneliness and terror.
It's one thing to read about Vietnam, but to hear the actual letters and view video from real footage makes it more personal.
I would recommend this to any history buff, teacher or the individual who just wants to understand more of what our soldiers experienced.
DVD Review: Greatest picture of Vietn? ever shown
Summary: 5 Stars
Using real letters from American soldiers who fought the Vietnam army, the story of the war is told in a totally different way, showing all it's dramas, as told by the ones who witnessed them. Everyone who is interested on the subject should, at least, watch the movie.DVD Review: Simply the Best!
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie, Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam, is the quintessential film portraying both the agony of war and the triumph of the human spirit. I'm a teacher, and I show it to my classes every year. It positively arrests them. An unbelievable blend of humor, drama, hope, tragedy, and the reality of war. I cannot recommend this film more highly.DVD Review: Student request
Summary: 5 Stars
This was a request for Christmas from a graduating history teacher, he wanted to be able to teach from a more knowledgeable position, being from that era I feel students need to be aware how much we service people gave.DVD Review: Fabulous!
Summary: 5 Stars
Great use of words, images, and music to help illustrate the change in attitude of the American public on the subject of our involvement in the war in Vietnam. Takes us from sending in "advisors" in 1960, to the Tet Offensive in 1968, to the Fall of Saigon in 1975, to the Vietnam Memorial in the early 1980s. -- Simply the best!
Description of Dear America - Letters Home from Vietnam
This classic HBO documentary features reenactments of actual letters written by soldiers during the Vietnam war. In each case, a famous celebrity voice (Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox, Robin Williams, and others) reads the letters to us.All the confusion, pain, despair, and even hope of the men and women who served in Vietnam is captured in Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam. Read by dozens of actors such as Harvey Keitel, Matt Dillon, and Kathleen Turner, these letters show a more human story of the war than we see in most media outlets and reveal real people in real situations trying to explain or understand. The footage, some newsreel, some shot by the servicemen and servicewomen, reveals a tension between the soldiers' actual experiences and the presentation their loved ones received from television. The soundtrack weaves the songs of the 1960s with the readings to create a compelling aural snapshot of the time, which complements the video exceptionally well. While it's not a "feel-good" movie, the viewer does get a sense of the indestructibility of human dreams. --Rob Lightner
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