Hearts and Minds
“The Forever War. Goes On”
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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Clark Clifford
Self - Aide to President Truman 1946-50
Also in
Are We Winning, Mommy? America and the Cold War
John Foster Dulles
Self (archive footage)
Georges Bidault
Self - French Foreign Minister in 1954
Harry S. Truman
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Assignment in Korea
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Freedom's Fury
This Week
John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Imagine: John Lennon
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage)
Also in
It Felt Like a Kiss
Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Known for
The Untold History Of The United States
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
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WATER
Peter Davis Director · Lennart Malmer Cinematographer Lynzee Klingman Editor
Worldwide gross $30K · Budget $1M · United States release December 20, 1974
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Budget
$1,000,000
Worldwide gross
$30,000
Production
BBS Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Vietnamese
Release dates
France · May 16, 1974
Premiere · Cannes International Critics' Week
United States · December 20, 1974
Limited theatrical
United States
October 17, 1974 · Premiere · San Francisco Film Festival
Brazil
May 17, 1976 · Theatrical · IMDB
July 17, 2006 · Theatrical · mj.gov.br - Cine Clube Pau Brasil
Netherlands
August 17, 2010 · Physical · DVD
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