Hearts and Minds (1974)
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.
Hearts and MindsDocumentary, War
Cast
- Clark Clifford — Self - Aide to President Truman 1946-50
- John Foster Dulles — Self (archive footage)
- Georges Bidault — Self - French Foreign Minister in 1954
- Harry S. Truman — Self (archive footage)
- Dwight D. Eisenhower — Self (archive footage)
- John F. Kennedy — Self (archive footage)
- Richard Nixon — Self (archive footage)
- Lyndon B. Johnson — Self (archive footage)
- George Coker — Self - Prisoner of War 1966-73
- Walt Rostow — Self - Aide to Presidents Kennedy, Johnson
- J. William Fulbright — Self - Senator
- Randy Floyd — Self - Former Navy Captain
Where to watch Hearts and Minds
HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max, Mometu
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