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Hearts and Minds

1974 · 112 min

A sobering, infuriating montage of testimony and atrocity that forces you to confront the machinery of war.

Tagline
The Forever War. Goes On
Overview
Many times during his presidency, Lyndon B. Johnson said that ultimate victory in the Vietnam War depended upon the U.S. military winning the "hearts and minds" of the Vietnamese people. Filmmaker Peter Davis uses Johnson's phrase in an ironic context in this anti-war documentary, filmed and released while the Vietnam War was still under way, juxtaposing interviews with military figures like U.S. Army Chief of Staff William C. Westmoreland with shocking scenes of violence and brutality.
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  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
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measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • politics
  • power
  • violence
  • morality
Places
  • military
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Horror5
Humour1
Realism10
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
documentary, war
Directed by
Peter Davis
Starring
Clark Clifford, John Foster Dulles, Georges Bidault, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Lyndon B. Johnson
Cinematography
Lennart Malmer
Runtime
112 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, French, Vietnamese

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