Movie
Hearts and Minds
Released: December 20, 1974 (1974)
Runtime: 112 minutes
Genres: Documentary, War
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Harry S. Truman as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 90
- John Foster Dulles as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 86
- Dwight D. Eisenhower as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 84
- Lyndon B. Johnson as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 66
- Richard Nixon as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 61
- Walt Rostow as Self - Aide to Presidents Kennedy, Johnson
Age at release: 58
- John F. Kennedy as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 57
- George Coker as Self - Prisoner of War 1966-73
Age at release: 31
- Clark Clifford as Self - Aide to President Truman 1946-50
Age at release: Unknown
- Georges Bidault as Self - French Foreign Minister in 1954
Age at release: Unknown
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- Hồ Chí Minh as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 84
- J. Edgar Hoover as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 79
- J. William Fulbright as Self - Senator
Age at release: 69
- Joseph McCarthy as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 66
- William C. Westmoreland as Self - Commanding General, Vietnam 1964-68
Age at release: 60
- Daniel Ellsberg as Self - Former Aide, Defense Dept., Rand Corp.
Age at release: 43
- Randy Floyd as Self - Former Navy Captain
Age at release: Unknown
- Charles Hoey as Self - U.S. Air Force, Saigon
Age at release: Unknown
- Jerry Holter as Self - U.S. Air Force, Saigon
Age at release: Unknown
- Stan Holder as Self - Former Corporal
Age at release: Unknown
- Bobby Muller as Self - Former 1st Lieutenant
Age at release: Unknown
- Nguyen Van Tai as Self - Hung Dinh Village
Age at release: Unknown
- Vo Thi Tu as Self - Hung Dinh Village
Age at release: Unknown
- Vo Thi Hue as Self - Hung Dinh Village
Age at release: Unknown
- Father Chan Tin as Self - Saigon
Age at release: Unknown
- Diem Chau as Self - Editor, Trinh Bay Magazine
Age at release: Unknown
- David Emerson as Self - Concord, Massachusetts
Age at release: Unknown
- Mui Duc Giang as Self - Saigon
Age at release: Unknown
- Edward Sowders as Self - Former Spec/5, Army Deserter
Age at release: Unknown
- Lora Sowders as Self - Detroit
Age at release: Unknown