Return With Honor: The American Experience
starring: George McKnight, Kevin McManus (II), Robinson Risner, Paul Galanti, Jim Stockdale
directed by: Terry Sanders, Freida Lee Mock
directed by: Terry Sanders, Freida Lee Mock
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781415711293
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 1415711291
Label: PBS Paramount
Manufacturer: PBS Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: PBS Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 17, 2005
Running Time: 113 minutes
Sales Rank: 16479
Studio: PBS Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: June 11, 1999
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Editorial Review:
Description:
RETURN WITH HONOR tells the powerful, moving story of American pilots shot down over North Vietnam and their challenge to survive with honor as POW's. A tribute to heroism, endurance, and brotherhood under duress, the film recalls the transformation from top-gun aviators to captives. Told in their words, rich with survivor humor, and complete with North Vietnamese archival footage, the film is a universal story of honor and duty.
Amazon.com:
Men who piloted the hottest fighter planes in the world found themselves suddenly transformed from hotshots to humiliated prisoners during the Vietnam War. The story of how American prisoners survived in North Vietnam's notorious prison camps is dramatically told in this documentary, an installment of the American Experience series on PBS. The men, who survived appalling treatment, relate their experiences, and vintage footage, including propaganda films shot by their captors, portrays what they endured. A former POW describes how he was coached before being put on public display, yet he spelled out the word 'torture' in Morse code by blinking his eyes, a defiant action that can clearly be seen in footage that the North Vietnamese provided to the world's media. Another former prisoner, who somehow survived massive injuries despite being denied medical care, describes how he had to lie on the concrete floor of his cell for nearly a year, just trying to get his arms and legs to function again. These inspirational stories lead up to an emotional climax as the prisoners, including Arizona Senator John McCain, describe what it was like to be freed after their long captivity. This is a deeply moving and inspiring story told by men who overcame great depths of human suffering. --Robert J. McNamara
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- The Courage Of The Human Spirit Defined"Return With Honor" is a documentary that everyone should see. Unlike a typical war documentary, this ... Read More
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- One of the best you'll ever see.One of the best war documentaries I have ever seen.
US pilots held as POW's in North Vietnam ... Read More
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- Very well doneAs an educator, I have looked for different videos that cover the POW experience. Either they concentrate ... Read More
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- Not ForgottenA classic in the genre of Vietnam documentaries. This 1999 film is about American POW airmen, and their ordeal ... Read More
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- A Very Thorough, Powerful DocumentaryIt is simply the best documentary on the American POWs in North Vietnam. After reading numerous books on the Vietnam ... Read More
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