The Longest War: The Vietnam War on Film

The Longest War: The Vietnam War on Film

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(EXCERPT) The following is a list of films about the Vietnam War,
including films concerning post-colonial conflict in Southeast Asia,
the regional fallout from the war (such as the Khmer Rouge), and the
experience of Vietnam veterans. I have included fictional and
non-fictional films. I have not included documentaries shorter than 30
minutes or so--so 60 Minutes documentaries, for instance, are not
included. The motivation behind its compilation is a course I was
planning on literature about war in the twentieth century, and I got a
bit carried away. This isn't a selective list of "good ones"; some are
among the most widely acclaimed films ever; some are among the most
disliked. This list does not necessarily include all movies about
Vietnam in general, or all films by Vietnamese film-makers; The Scent
of Green Papaya (Mui Du Du Xanh, dir. Ang Hun Tra...

http://www.sru.edu/depts/artsci/engl...etnamfilms.htm

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Otis Willie
Associate Librarian
The American War Library
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