It's the sign of a truly great documentary when it can be powerful, moving, startling, and even eye opening almost 40 years after the fact, when all the facts have already been laid to bear. Hearts and Minds is an incredible documentary made in 1974 about the conflicting attitude...( read more)
Bob Hope, Clark Clifford, Daniel Ellsberg
Peter Davis' 30-year-old, landmark documentary unflinchingly confronts the United States' involvement in Vietnam. Using a wealth of sources -- from interviews to newsreels to documentary footage of th...( read more
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DVD Release Date: June 25, 2002
Stats: 151 reviews
Flixster Reviews (151)
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August 6, 2007
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February 26, 2007
What more is there to say about a documentary such as this? It is truly required viewing to anyone who wants to comprehend the complexities of war.
I've heard derision of this film over at IMDB, partly over the minor connection it draws between the sports-culture in America and ...( read more) -
October 22, 2009
this film is not very well put together so is a struggle to get through. saying that it's a very must see and very eye opening to the ideas that are created by each side to somehow make right what they are doing. but it clearly shows how sick war is. there is no right in war.
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February 16, 2008
"It's no surprise that in a very poor country you can find people who will wear foreign uniforms. What has always surprised us, what we've never been willing to predict or understand, is that the Vietnamese communist leadership can find enough people to live in the tunnels, fight...( read more)
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September 7, 2007
Last night I rented this movie and watched it. I realized that I have already seen it a long time ago. This is a very strong documentary about the Vietnam War and you can tell that a lot of the newer documentaries, those about the war in Iraq for example, are probably influence...( read more)
Critic Reviews
We're bludgeoned by the point of view, we don't like the feeling of manipulation we get. Yet there are scenes here of incredible power, even for a nation which watched this war on television every eve... full review
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