Michael Alaimo, Edward Asner, Joe Bangert, Tom Bernard, Dave Blalock ...( see more  see more... ) , Verna Blossomgame

This feature-length documentary focuses on the efforts by troops in the U.S. military during the Vietnam War to oppose the war effort by peaceful demonstration and subversion. It speaks mainly to vete...( read more  read more... )rans, but serves as a ready reminder to civilians that soldiers may oppose war as stridently as any civilian, and at greater personal peril. Michael Alaimo

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Unrated, 1 hr. 25 min.

Directed by: David Zeiger

Release Date: January 1, 2005

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DVD Release Date: December 19, 2006

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  • November 15, 2007
    good film
  • September 4, 2009
    A very revealing documentary about the anti-war movement that was started by our troops during the VietNam era. Although the imagery we now have is that of dirty hippies spitting on soldiers as the returned from serving overseas, this documentary goes to show that that is a far c...( read more)ry from the truth. There was a concerted effort amongst members in all branches of the military to protest what they were being required to do. Much of it was in the form of propaganda (underground newspapers and the like), but also outright refusal to obey orders. Some were courts-martialed for expressing a differing view, while others were even sentenced for mutiny. Some soldiers went as far as shooting their commanding officers or NCOs. The Black supremacist movement, en-vogue at the time, seized upon the disenfranchisement of Black soldiers to cause problems for "Whitey." One example is the uprising in a military jail in VietNam where White inmates and guards were attacked for days. According to the documentary, this strife inside the military caused the pull-out from VietNam and the change over to aerial bombings. As much as I cannot stand hippies, these people basically had the right idea. I wonder why we don't have this type in the military now (or is much of it not reported?).
  • July 14, 2008
    Fantastic account of the movement that helped ended the Vietnam war.
  • April 2, 2008
    Sir! Not interested in this movie, Sir!
  • January 23, 2008
    Documentaire intéressant sur le mouvement GI contre la guerre du Vietnam. Je ne savais pas que ce mouvement avait été aussi fort. Le documentaire dénonce le gouvernement et sa tentative de montrer ce mouvement comme marginal. Intéressant de voir autant de militaire critique face ...( read more)à l'adminsitration américaine. Un documentaire qui est d'autant plus intéressant si on le compare à la situation actuel en Irak.
  • November 21, 2007
    This is a must see movie, and should be required viewing in all grade schools. It's not that good of a film, more something you had to sit through in history class. EXCEPT this is real and the truth. Now go watch it my little mushrooms!
  • July 26, 2007
    Maybe, but it looks questionable.
  • July 11, 2007
    One of the best opening sequences I have ever seen. Unfortunately, that was the highlight. Completely one-sided. Fails to mention the serious problems caused by this movement.
  • February 24, 2007
    A most-important film about the GIs who resisted the war on Viet Nam while inside the military and in the country itself. Fragging of COs was not unusual, leaving Nixon to pull out ground troups and send major air strikes to this torn country .. A must see for all people who thi...( read more)nk they recall or have read about the resistance against this war.
  • February 18, 2007
    The anti-war movement is an awesome force. I like it.

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June 9, 2006
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

Shines a light on a forgotten corner of the antiwar movement: the men (and a few women) who returned from their tours of duty filled with doubt and disillusionment over what they saw, and did, there. full review

June 9, 2006
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

About an almost-forgotten fact of the Vietnam era: Anti-war sentiment among U.S. troops grew into a problem for the Pentagon. full review

April 19, 2006
Kyle Smith, New York Post

If there was such a widespread antiwar movement within the military, why did the war drag on so long? full review

April 6, 2006
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

The doc proves to be an interesting, respectful portrait of Vietnam vet protestors that ultimately lacks a much-needed measure of dramatic nuance and friction. full review

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