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.

Hearts and Minds (1974)

The Forever War. Goes On

★ 7.6/10 December 20, 1974 112 min

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Director: Peter Davis

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.

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Director

Peter Davis

Cast

Clark Clifford Self - Aide to President Truman 1946-50 John Foster Dulles Self (archive footage) Georges Bidault Self - French Foreign Minister in 1954 Harry S. Truman Self (archive footage) Dwight D. Eisenhower Self (archive footage) John F. Kennedy Self (archive footage) Richard Nixon Self (archive footage) Lyndon B. Johnson Self (archive footage) George Coker Self - Prisoner of War 1966-73 Walt Rostow Self - Aide to Presidents Kennedy, Johnson J. William Fulbright Self - Senator Randy Floyd Self - Former Navy Captain