February 25, 1971
Release Date

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Interviews with My Lai Veterans (1971)

Name: Interviews with My Lai Veterans
Genre: Documentary, War & Politics
Released: 1971-02-25

22m

Running Time

February 25, 1971
Release Date

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Plot.

Interviews with five former American soldiers who were present at the March 16, 1968 attack on the village of My Lai during the Vietnam War; they discuss the orders that were issued leading up to the attack, their expectations of what they would find there, and the subsequent massacre of the inhabitants and destruction of the village, as well as possible motivations for the killings and rapes which took place. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2002.

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Cast & Crew.

Richard Hammer

Himself

Joseph Strick

Director / Writer / Producer

Richard Pearce

Director of Photography

Howard Milkin

Sound Recordist

Haskell Wexler

Director of Photography

Sylvia Sarner

Editor

Details.

Release Date
February 25, 1971

Status
Released

Running Time
22m

Genres
Documentary War & Politics

Last updated: 2025-04-13

This Movie Is About.

vietnam veteran

vietnam

massacre

preserved film

Wiki.

Interviews with My Lai Veterans is a 1970 American short documentary film directed by Joseph Strick featuring firsthand accounts of the My Lai Massacre. It won an Oscar at the 43rd Academy Awards in 1971 for Best Documentary (Short Subject). The Academy Film Archive preserved Interviews with My Lai Veterans in 2002.