Hearts and Minds
“The Forever War. Goes On”
Synopsis
Many times during his presidency, Lyndon B. Johnson stated 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 assertion as a central theme in his documentary.
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A crew of 59+ credited
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Edited by Lynzee KlingmanShot by Richard Pearce
Box Office
1974 · Box office
Grossed $30K worldwide
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$30K
Also known as
- Hearts & Mindsen
- Le Cœur et l'espritfr
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Cast & Crew
59 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Tin Chan
as Self
Clark Clifford
as Self - Aide to President Truman 1946-50
Chau Diem
as Self - Editor of Trinh Bay Magazine
John Foster Dulles
as Self (archive footage)
Ngo Dinh Diem
as Self - President of South Vietnam
Georges Bidault
as Self - French Foreign Minister in 1954
Harry S Truman
as Self (archive footage)
Kay Dvorshock
as Self
Dwight D Eisenhower
as Self (archive footage)
John F Kennedy
as Self (archive footage)
David Emerson
as Self - Concord, Massachusetts
Richard Nixon
as Self (archive footage)
Supporting cast
40Mui Duc Giang
as Self - Coffin Maker
Lyndon B Johnson
as Self (archive footage)
Charles Hoey
as Self - Air Force, Saigon
George Coker
as Self - Prisoner of War 1966-73
Stan Holder
as Self - Corporal, Placitas, New Mexico
Walt Rostow
as Self - Aide to Presidents Kennedy, Johnson
J William Fulbright
as Self - Senator
Randy Floyd
as Self - Former Navy Captain
Jerry Holter
as Self - U.S. Air Force, Saigon
J Edgar Hoover
as Self (archive footage)
Joseph Mccarthy
as Self (archive footage)
Bobby Muller
as Self - Former 1st Lieutenant
Daniel Ellsberg
as Self - Former Aide, Defense Dept., Rand Corp.
William C Westmoreland
as Self - Commanding General, Vietnam 1964-68
Nguyen Van Tai
as Self - Hung Dinh Village
Vo Thi Tu
as Self - Hung Dinh Village
Vo Thi Hue
as Self - Hung Dinh Village
Father Chan Tin
as Self - Saigon
Diem Chau
as Self - Editor, Trinh Bay Magazine
Ho Chi Minh
as Self (archive footage)
Edward Sowders
as Self - Former Spec/5, Army Deserter
Lora Sowders
as Self - Detroit
Barton Osborn
as Self - Former Army Intelligence Officer, CIA
George Trendell
as Self - Sergeant
Thich Lieu Minh
as Self - An Quang Pagoda, Saigon
William Marshall
as Self - Former Sergeant
George Patton Iv
as Self - Colonel
Duong Van Khai
as Self - Refugee Outside Hung Dinh Village
Nguyen Ngoc Linh
as Self - Chairman, Mekong Conglomerate
Michael V Sulsona
as Self - Former Sergeant
I F Stone
as Self - Journalist (voice)
Eugene Mccarthy
as Self - Senator (archive footage)
Robert F Kennedy
as Self - Senator (archive footage)
Nguyen Khanh
as Self - President of South Vietnam 1964-65
Maxwell Taylor
as Self - Ambassador to South Vietnam 1964-65 (archive footage)
Nguyen Van Thieu
as Self (archive footage)
Nguyen Thi Sau
as Self - Former Political Prisoner
Ngo Ba Thanh
as Self - Political Prisoner (archive footage)
Mary Cochran Emerson
as Self - Wife of David Emerson
Bob Hope
as Self (archive footage)
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