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Hearts and Minds
“The Forever War. Goes On”
7.7 / 10• 1974• 1h 52m•R• English
DocumentaryWar
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
CC
Clark Clifford
Self - Aide to President Truman 1946-50
LeadJF
John Foster Dulles
Self (archive footage)
GB
Georges Bidault
Self - French Foreign Minister in 1954
Harry S. Truman
Self (archive footage)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Peter Davis's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Hearts and Minds is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
