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Dear America - Letters Home from Vietnam

starring: Tom Berenger, Ellen Burstyn, J. Kenneth Campbell, Richard Chaves, Josh Cruze
directed by: Bill Couturié

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780783120720
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0783120729
Label: Hbo Home Video
Manufacturer: Hbo Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Hbo Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 01, 2005
Running Time: 87 minutes
Sales Rank: 9454
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1988-09



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Description:
This classic HBO documentary features reenactments of actual letters written by soldiers during the Vietnam war. In each case, a famous celebrity voice (Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox, Robin Williams, and others) reads the letters to us.

Amazon.com:
All the confusion, pain, despair, and even hope of the men and women who served in Vietnam is captured in Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam. Read by dozens of actors such as Harvey Keitel, Matt Dillon, and Kathleen Turner, these letters show a more human story of the war than we see in most media outlets and reveal real people in real situations trying to explain or understand. The footage, some newsreel, some shot by the servicemen and servicewomen, reveals a tension between the soldiers' actual experiences and the presentation their loved ones received from television. The soundtrack weaves the songs of the 1960s with the readings to create a compelling aural snapshot of the time, which complements the video exceptionally well. While it's not a 'feel-good' movie, the viewer does get a sense of the indestructibility of human dreams. --Rob Lightner



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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - VIETNAM DVD
I JUST FINISHED WATCHING DEAR AMERICA: LETTERS HOME FROM VIETNAM AND THIS IS THE BEST FILM ABOUT VIETNAM....EVER!!!!PLEASE ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great DVD
I was pleasantly surprised when this movie finally came out on DVD. I am a Marine Corps veteran of Iraq and this movie really ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great Film, Super Educational Tool, but....
I've been teaching US history since the late 80s and have used this film since 96 or so. My only gripe is that we can't get the ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Used in the classroom
I am a literature teacher for sophomores and we are reading "The Things They Carried" written by O'Brien. This is a story of a soldier ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great video for information and education
I am a high school English teacher and I have used this video to introduce the Vietnam War to my students. We read Fallen Angels and this ... Read More

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