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87 minutes. Country. United States. Language. English. Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam is a 1987 American documentary film inspired by the anthology of the same title, directed by Bill Couturié. The film's narration consists of real letters written by American soldiers, which are read by actors, including Robert De Niro and Martin Sheen.
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam: Directed by Bill Couturié. With Tom Berenger, Ellen Burstyn, J. Kenneth Campbell, Richard Chaves. Feature-length documentary film featuring real-life letters written by American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines during the Vietnam War to their families and friends back home.
- (2K)
- Documentary, History, War
- Bill Couturié
- 1988-09
The music on the soundtrack is all from the period, and then, at the end of the movie, there is a heartbreaking flash-forward to the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C., 15 years later, and we hear Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA" as Ellen Burstyn reads from a letter that the mother of a dead veteran left at the foot of the wall of names: Dear Bill, Today is Feb. 13, 1984.
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This documentary takes a deeper look into the letters that were sent from battle from 1954 to 1975. Various actors read the letters, creating a moving narrative, accompanied by still photographs ...
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- Bill Couturié
- PG-13
- Documentary
PG-13. Documentary. During the Vietnam War, numerous U.S. soldiers wrote to friends and loved ones who were waiting back home for their safe return. This documentary takes a deeper look into the letters that were sent from battle from 1954 to 1975. Various actors read the letters, creating a moving narrative, accompanied by still photographs ...
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