Hearts and Minds Poster

Hearts and Minds

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.

Release: 1974

Rating: 7.7

Genre: Documentary, War

Duration: 112 min

Country: United States of America

Production: BBS Productions

Cast

Clark Clifford

Clark Clifford

as Self - Aide to President Truman 1946-50

John Foster Dulles

John Foster Dulles

as Self (archive footage)

Georges Bidault

Georges Bidault

as Self - French Foreign Minister in 1954

Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman

as Self (archive footage)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

as Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

as Self (archive footage)

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