Hearts and Minds (1974)
Many times during his presidency, Lyndon B. Johnson said that ultimate victory in the Vietnam War depended upon the U.S. military winning the "hearts and minds" of the Vietnamese people. Filmmaker Peter Davis uses Johnson's phrase in an ironic context in this anti-war documentary, filmed and released while the Vietnam War was still under way, juxtaposing interviews with military figures like U.S. Army Chief of Staff William C. Westmoreland with shocking scenes of violence and brutality.
- Released
- 1974-12-20
- Genres
- Documentary, War
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Peter Davis
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 from 96 votes
Cast
- Clark Clifford as Self - Aide to President Truman 1946-50
- John Foster Dulles as Self (archive footage)
- Georges Bidault as Self - French Foreign Minister in 1954
- Harry S. Truman as Self (archive footage)
- Dwight D. Eisenhower as Self (archive footage)
- John F. Kennedy as Self (archive footage)
- Richard Nixon as Self (archive footage)
- Lyndon B. Johnson as Self (archive footage)
- George Coker as Self - Prisoner of War 1966-73
- Walt Rostow as Self - Aide to Presidents Kennedy, Johnson
- J. William Fulbright as Self - Senator
- Randy Floyd as Self - Former Navy Captain