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Green Eyes (1977)

Green Eyes poster
Directed by
John Erman
Genre
drama, war, tv movie
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 40m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Vietnam veteran searches for a child he fathered during the war. His journey forces him to confront his past and find a new purpose in life.

poignantintrospectivesomberemotionalslow-burnsincere

What happens

Green Eyes is a 1977 American made-for-television war drama film directed by John Erman and written by Eugene Logan and David Seltzer. It is a "touching and moving story" about a Vietnam veteran Lloyd Dubeck (Paul Winfield) who went through a soul searching journey. The film was produced by Lorimar Productions and broadcast on ABC. The film won a Peabody Award and a Humanitas Prize in 1977. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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