Movie Description
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
(1987)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Bill Couturié
- Writer : Richard Dewhurst
- Cast : Ellen Burstyn,Tom Berenger,J. Kenneth Campbell,Richard Chaves,Josh Cruze,Willem Dafoe,Robert De Niro,Brian Dennehy,Kevin Dillon,Matt Dillon,Robert Downey Jr.,Michael J. Fox,Mark Harmon,John Heard,Judd Nelson,Martin Sheen,Eric Roberts,Sean Penn,Kathleen Turner,Robin Williams,Harvey Keitel
Cast
Mrs. Stocks (voice)
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Elephant Grass (voice)
Great Sewer (voice)
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Jack (voice)
Mike (voice)
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Raymond Griffiths (voice)
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Johnny Boy (voice)
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Alan (voice)
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Lynda Van Devanter (voice)
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Donald Jacques (voice)
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Facts
Original TitleDear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Status Released
Release Information
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1987-10-01
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 24m
Production CompaniesDear America,GBA Media
Genres
- Documentary
- War
