Dear America - letters from Vietnam
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Dear America - letters from Vietnam |
| Original title | Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1987 |
| length | 85 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Bill Couturié |
| script |
Richard Dewhurst , Bill Couturié |
| production | Bill Couturié, Thomas Bird |
| music | Todd Boekelheide |
| camera | Michael Chin |
| cut |
Stephen Stept , Gary Weimberg |
| occupation | |
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Dear America - Letters from Vietnam (Original title: Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam ) is an American documentary directed by Bill Couturié from 1987 about the Vietnam War .
action
The film shows authentic footage from the Vietnam War, including some amateur footage of US soldiers . In addition, original letters from the American GIs to their homeland are read out by well-known US actors who connect the general war with the sometimes tragic individual fates.
background
The film Dear America based on a book of the same title.
At the realization of Dear America were film production companies Couturie Company, Dear America, GBA and Home Box Office (HBO) involved.
The US theatrical release took place in October 1987 in Los Angeles , California . The first film festival in the United States to show Dear America was the US Film Festival in January 1988.
In (West) Germany , the film was presented for the first time in June 1988 at the Munich Film Festival . The (West) German theatrical release of Dear America was on January 5, 1989.
reception
On the Web site Rotten Tomatoes , the film reached at 100 percent of the reviewers a positive rating.
The lexicon of international film judged that the staging was exaggerated and almost like a feature film. Furthermore, it should be criticized that the film predominantly shows " one's own troops (...) as victims ".
Awards
- Primetime Emmy Awards 1988
- Best individual performance
- CableACE Awards 1989
- ACE best documentation
- Nominated ACE
- International Documentary Association 1988
- IDA Award
- 1988 Sundance Film Festival
- Special Jury Prize best documentation
- Nominated: Grand Jury Prize Best Documentation
- Television Critics Association Awards 1988
- TCA Award
literature
- Bernard Edelman (Ed.): Dear America: Letters home from Vietnam . With a new introduction by John McCain . Norton, New York 2002, ISBN 978-0-558-64498-7 ( online - American English: Dear America: Letters home from Vietnam . New York Vietnam Veterans Memorial Commission).
Web links
- Dear America - Letters from Vietnam in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Dear America - Letters from Vietnam at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dear America - Letters from Vietnam at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- ^ IMDb Company Credits Dear America - Letters from Vietnam
- ↑ a b IMDb Release Info Dear America - Letters from Vietnam
- ↑ Dear America - Letters from Vietnam at Rotten Tomatoes (English) . Retrieved December 3, 2013.
- ↑ Dear America - Letters from Vietnam. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .