Hearts and Minds

The Forever War. Goes On

  • Rated 7.6 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1974
  • 1h 52m
  • Documentary
  • War

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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Director
Peter Davis
Starring
Clark Clifford, John Foster Dulles, Georges Bidault, Harry S. Truman

Cast

  • Clark Clifford

    Self - Aide to President Truman 1946-50

  • John Foster Dulles

    Self (archive footage)

  • 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

    Self - Prisoner of War 1966-73

  • Walt Rostow

    Self - Aide to Presidents Kennedy, Johnson

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