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Release Year1987
Runtime1h 24m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationPG
GenresDocumentary, War
Votes30
DirectorBill Couturié
WritersRichard Dewhurst
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.1 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsDear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
About Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Real-life letters written by American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines during the Vietnam War to their families and friends back home. Archive footage of the war and news coverage thereof augment the first-person "narrative" by men and women who were in the war, some of whom did not survive it.
Directed by Bill Couturié, Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam leans on a strong ensemble — Ellen Burstyn, Tom Berenger, J. Kenneth Campbell — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 1987.
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