Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987)

Name: Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Genre: Documentary, History, War & Politics
Released: 1987-10-01

1h 24m

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Plot.

Real-life letters written by American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines during the Vietnam War to their families and friends back home. Archive footage of the war and news coverage thereof augment the first-person "narrative" by men and women who were in the war, some of whom did not survive it.

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Release Date
October 1, 1987

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 24m

Content Rating
PG

Genres
Documentary History War & Politics

Last updated: 2024-10-16

This Movie Is About.

vietnam war

letter

u.s. soldier

correspondences

american soldiers

epistolar

Wiki.

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam is a 1987 American documentary film inspired by the anthology of the same title, directed by Bill Couturié. The film's narration consists of real letters written by American soldiers, which are read by actors, including Robert De Niro and Martin Sheen. The footage includes film from TV news, the U.S. Department of Defense and home movies by the soldiers.