A Face of War (1968)

Directed by

Eugene S. Jones

Genre

documentary film, war film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 12m

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows a Marine rifle company through their daily experiences in the Vietnam War. It shows the soldiers in combat and during their quieter moments, capturing the danger and fatigue of their deployment.

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What happens

A Face of War is a 1968 documentary about the Vietnam War The New York Times called it "one of the great Vietnam documentaries.". The film was produced and directed by Eugene S. Jones (1925-2020) a Korean War news photographer who rose to fame alongside his twin brother Charles Jones. The Jones brothers initially worked for the Washington Times-Herald before moving to NBC and traveling to Korea, where they made the first films from jet fighters in combat and the only films of the Inchon landing. Eugene was hired by NBC Special Projects, becoming a Today Show producer in the late 1950s before working on A Face of War. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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