Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam

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Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam

PG-13

1987

1h 27m

Documentary

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During the Vietnam War, numerous U.S. soldiers wrote to friends and loved ones who were waiting back home for their safe return. This documentary takes a deeper look into the letters that were sent from battle from 1954 to 1975. Various actors read the letters, creating a moving narrative, accompanied by still photographs, archived war footage and relevant news stories of the Vietnam War. As the letters are read, we get a detailed insight into what American soldiers were experiencing.

Time Out

01/26/2006

An intensely moving and disturbing experience.

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Vincent Canby

New York Times

05/20/2003

4/5

Mr. Couturie, the director, and his associates have done a first-rate job.

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Hal Hinson

Washington Post

01/01/2000

The first film about Vietnam to come to us free of bias, free of rhetoric.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

06/30/2011

B

The structure of this Vietnam War docu is not particularly interesting, but the contents are.

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TV Guide

02/27/2008

3/4

Laudable though the intentions may be, there's something a little hollow about this all-star oral history of the Vietnam War.

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Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

10/06/2005

5/5

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RTB M

May 21

You’ll never see a better film about the personal experience of the military in Vietnam. Even as a Veteran I reached for a tissue once or twice. Very moving.

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Daniel W

09/28/2024

This film has always stayed with me since seeing it for the first time in the 1990's. I used to have a VHS copy of it and had been searching for a digital copy forever but could never find one. There are a scattering of them about now and I'm glad it is available on YouTube Some films should just be freely available and this is one of them It's hard to stop watching once you start. The picture it portrays of life in war truly is exceptional. You see young men fear for their lives when under attack and desperately dragging their buddies to safety. The next minute you see them goofing off like guys their age should. If you can watch this and not be moved you are not human.

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09/11/2020

Amazing realistic movie that should be shown in school.

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Mario C

05/31/2020

Terrible script and actor.

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04/05/2015

If this film does not move you to the core, nothing will. Watch the eyes of these soldiers and judge for yourself.

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08/18/2014

A collection of videos and letters from Vietnam tells the story about a long pointless war. Worth seeing once for historical knowledge and sentiment.

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Synopsis

During the Vietnam War, numerous U.S. soldiers wrote to friends and loved ones who were waiting back home for their safe return. This documentary takes a deeper look into the letters that were sent from battle from 1954 to 1975. Various actors read the letters, creating a moving narrative, accompanied by still photographs, archived war footage and relevant news stories of the Vietnam War. As the letters are read, we get a detailed insight into what American soldiers were experiencing.

Director: Bill Couturié
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Nov 15, 2005
Runtime: 1h 27m
Sound Mix: Surround