Made in 1968, in the midst of the antiwar movement, this documentary examines the nation of Vietnam and vividly portrays the war's most brutal battles, including the Tet Offensive. "Vietnam " covers French colonialist rule right through to the United States' involvement in the war. The footage contains powerful and unforgettable images, including clips of the Buddhist monk who set himself on fire to protest the war

Starring:

Alexander Haig, Anthony Eden, Chi Minh Ho, Dwight D Eisenhower, Everett Dirksen, Gerald Ford, Hubert H Humphrey, John F Kennedy, John Foster Dulles, John White, Joseph McCarthy, Lady Bird Johnson, Lyndon Johnson, Mark W Clark, Ngo Dinh Diem, Richard Hughes, Richard Nixon, Robert McNamara, Vyacheslav Molotov, Wayne Morse, William C Westmoreland, Zhou Enl

Genre:

Documentary