Hearts and Minds
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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Hearts and Minds is a 1974 documentary directed by Peter Davis, that explores the Vietnam War through interviews with military officials, politicians, and Vietnamese civilians, juxtaposed with shocking footage of the war's brutality. The film critiques U.S. involvement in Vietnam, highlighting the devastating impact on both the Vietnamese people and American soldiers, and it won the Oscar for Best Documentary in 1975.
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- Director
- Peter Davis
- Starring
- Clark Clifford, John Foster Dulles, Georges Bidault, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Lyndon B. Johnson
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