Connection
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam is a american film of genre War directed by Bill Couturié released in USA on 1 october 1987 with Tom Berenger
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987)
If you like this film, let us know!
Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 october 1987
Length 1h27
Directed by Bill Couturié
OriginUSA
Themes Politique, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films
Rating78%
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam is an American grammy Award–winning 1987 documentary, inspired by the anthology of the same title, directed by Bill Couturié. Using real letters written by US soldiers (which can be read in the book along with many more) and archive footage, the film creates a highly personal experience of the Vietnam War. The film won the Special Jury Prize: Documentary at Sundance Film Festival in 1988. It was also screened out of competition at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.
Roger Ebert commented, "There have been many great movies about Vietnam. This is the one that completes the story."
Synopsis
Le documentaire est basé sur une lecture de lettre envoyées par de jeunes soldats américains à leur famille pendant la guerre du Viêt Nam, sur fond de documents d'archives. La lecture réalisée par de célèbres acteurs américains. Il présente la guerre du Viêt Nam selon le point de vue des jeunes soldats américains, de façon chronologique et ancrée dans l'histoire réelle.Actors
Tom Berenger
((voice))
Ellen Burstyn
(Mrs. Stocks (voice))
Sean Penn
((voice))
J. Kenneth Campbell
((voice))
Martin Sheen
(Alan (voice))
Comments
Leave comment :
Suggestions of similar film to Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
There are 425 films with the same actors, 2 films with the same director, 12843 with the same cinematographic genres (including 323 with exactly the same 2 genres than Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam), 8254 films with the same themes (including 73 films with the same 4 themes than Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam), to have finally 70 suggestions of similar films.If you liked Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam, you will probably like those similar films :
Platoon (1987)
, 1h55Directed by Oliver Stone
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, Forest Whitaker, Kevin Dillon, John C. McGinley
Rating80%
In 1967, Chris Taylor has dropped out of college, enlisted in the U.S. Army and volunteered for combat duty in Vietnam. Assigned to a Bravo Company in the 25th Infantry Division near the Cambodian border, he is quickly worn down by the exhausting conditions, and his enthusiasm for the war wanes. One night his unit is set upon by a group of North Vietnamese Army (NVA) soldiers, who retreat after a brief confrontation. New recruit Gardner is killed while another soldier, Tex, is maimed by friendly fire. Taylor is reprimanded by the ruthless Staff Sergeant Barnes for falling asleep during watch, after being implicated by one of the veterans. Taylor eventually gains acceptance from a tight-knit group in his unit who socialize and use drugs in a bunker clubhouse at their base. He finds mentors in King and the honorable Sergeant Elias and becomes friends with other soldiers, including Lerner, Rhah, and Manny.
Gettysburg (1993)
, 4h14Directed by Ronald F. Maxwell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Tom Berenger, Jeff Daniels, Martin Sheen, Sam Elliott, Stephen Lang, Kevin Conway
Rating75%
The film follows the plot line of Killer Angels. The focus on the first day is on John Buford, who selects the battlefield. The focus on the second day is Joshua Chamberlain's defense of Little Round Top. The focus on the following evening is on preparation for and the execution of Pickett's Charge. James Longstreet is the major focus of those scenes.
The War at Home (1996)
, 1h59Directed by Emilio Estevez
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Documentary
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Emilio Estevez, Kathy Bates, Martin Sheen, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Corin Nemec, Ann Hearn
Rating68%
Estevez plays Jeremy Collier, a returning Vietnam War hero whose experiences leave him unable to adjust to the quiet realities of small town life. The film discusses the hidden costs of war on those who fight.
In the Name of the People (1985)
, 1h13Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films
Actors Martin Sheen
Rating75%
, 4h50Directed by Kevin Reynolds
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Documentary, Western
Themes Political films
Actors Kevin Costner, Bill Paxton, Tom Berenger, Matt Barr, Powers Boothe, Andrew Howard
Rating78%
War Made Easy (2007)
, 1h13Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Political films
Actors Sean Penn
Rating77%
The film attempts to expose how the American government over 50 years has tried to strum up war effort using the media as a tool. "War Made Easy gives special attention to parallels between the Vietnam war and the war in Iraq."
, 22minutesDirected by Joseph Strick
Origin USA
Genres War, Documentary
Themes Politique, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about health care, Political films
Rating73%
Le film apporte des témoignages de cinq soldats à propos du Massacre de Mỹ Lai intervenu en mars 1968 lors de la guerre du Viet Nam, et ayant fait plus de 500 victimes dont beaucoup de femmes, enfants et vieillards. Sur les 110 soldats qui ont participé au massacre, sept ayant démissionné de l'armée acceptent de témoigner, mais deux mentent en affirmant n'y avoir pas participé, et leur témoignage n'est finalement pas retenu. Sur les cinq autres, trois essayent de se justifier.
, 11minutesDirected by Bill Justice, Bill Roberts
Origin USA
Genres War, Documentary, Animation
Themes Environmental films, Politique, Films about the labor movement, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about environmental issues, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentaire sur le monde du travail, Political films, Documentary films about World War II, Children's films
Rating59%
Explication de l'histoire du maïs, depuis sa découverte par les indiens à son usage moderne puis son importance dans l'économie mondiale.
Be Pretty and Shut Up! (1981)
, 1h55Directed by Delphine Seyrig
Origin France
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about films, Feminist films, Politique, Films about television, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Political films
Actors Jenny Agutter, Juliet Berto, Ellen Burstyn, Candy Clark, Jill Clayburgh, Patti D'Arbanville
Rating68%
Le film consiste en une série d'entretiens entre Delphine Seyrig et vingt-trois actrices françaises, anglaises, américaines et une québécoise qui évoquent leur expérience professionnelle, les rôles qui leur sont proposés et leurs relations avec les réalisateurs et les équipes techniques.
, 1h34Origin German
Genres War, Documentary
Themes Politique, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films
Actors Paul Hartmann
Rating67%
Le film commence par la description des abominations bolcheviques. Les communistes sont confrontés aux francistes patriotes. On présente le rôle héroïque des volontaires allemands dans la guerre civile espagnole. Le film s'achève avec le retour des volontaires allemands dans leur pays d'origine, l'accueil des rapatriés par le Generalfeldmarschall Hermann Göring et les obsèques nationales à Berlin, au cours de laquelle les membres de la légion Condor reçoivent la croix d'Espagne.