Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987)
- Directed by
- Bill Couturié
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 29 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A documentary that uses real letters written by American soldiers during the Vietnam War. The letters are read by actors over footage from the war and home movies.
somberintimateharrowingreflectivegroundedrawauthenticpersonal
What happens
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam is a 1987 American documentary film inspired by the anthology of the same title, directed by Bill Couturié. The film's narration consists of real letters written by American soldiers, which are read by actors, including Robert De Niro and Martin Sheen. The footage includes film from TV news, the U.S. Department of Defense and home movies by the soldiers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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