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Hearts and Minds

Hearts and Minds

The Forever War. Goes On

19747.61h 52m

Overview

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.

Directed by Peter Davis
Produced by Bert Schneider, Peter Davis
Box Office0Revenue: $30K

Top Cast

C

Clark Clifford

Self - Aide to President Truman 1946-50

John Foster Dulles

John Foster Dulles

Self (archive footage)

G

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)

G

George Coker

Self - Prisoner of War 1966-73

W

Walt Rostow

Self - Aide to Presidents Kennedy, Johnson

Themes & Keywords

vietnam warvietnam veteranvietnamwar veteranprisoner of warcontroversyinterviewmilitarismcarpet bombingcommunismnapalmus militaryusa politicspolitical prisoneramputeeagent orangeanti-colonialismusa foreign policydecolonization

About Hearts and Minds

Hearts and Minds is a documentary, war film released in 1974 exploring themes of vietnam war, vietnam veteran, vietnam, war veteran, prisoner of war, controversy. Directed by Peter Davis, it stars Clark Clifford, John Foster Dulles, Georges Bidault. 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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