Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987)
1h 24m
Running Time
October 1, 1987Release Date
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987)
1h 24m
Running Time
October 1, 1987Release Date
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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Cast & Crew.
Ellen Burstyn
Mrs. Stocks (voice)
Tom Berenger
(voice)
J. Kenneth Campbell
(voice)
Richard Chaves
(voice)
Josh Cruze
(voice)
Willem Dafoe
Elephant Grass (voice)
Robert De Niro
Great Sewer (voice)
Brian Dennehy
(voice)
Kevin Dillon
Jack (voice)
Matt Dillon
Mike (voice)
Robert Downey Jr.
(voice)
Michael J. Fox
Raymond Griffiths (voice)
Mark Harmon
(voice)
John Heard
Johnny Boy (voice)
Judd Nelson
(voice)
Martin Sheen
Alan (voice)
Eric Roberts
(voice)
Todd Boekelheide
Composer
Sean Penn
(voice)
Kathleen Turner
Lynda Van Devanter (voice)
Michael Chin
Cinematographer
Stephen Stept
Editor
Robin Williams
(voice)
Gary Weimberg
Editor
Harvey Keitel
Donald Jacques (voice)
Bill Couturié
Director
Pat Golden
CastingDirector
Richard Dewhurst
Writer
John Armstrong
Still Photographer
John McCabe
CastingDirector
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 1, 1987
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 24m
Content RatingPG
Genres
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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.
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