Hearts and Minds
The Forever War. Goes On
112 mins
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.
Clark Clifford
Self - Aide to President Truman 1946-50
Georges Bidault
Self - French Foreign Minister in 1954
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
Charles Hoey
Self - U.S. Air Force, Saigon
Jerry Holter
Self - U.S. Air Force, Saigon
Stan Holder
Self - Former Corporal
Bobby Muller
Self - Former 1st Lieutenant
William C. Westmoreland
Self - Commanding General, Vietnam 1964-68
Nguyen Van Tai
Self - Hung Dinh Village
Vo Thi Tu
Self - Hung Dinh Village
Vo Thi Hue
Self - Hung Dinh Village
Father Chan Tin
Self - Saigon
Diem Chau
Self - Editor, Trinh Bay Magazine
David Emerson
Self - Concord, Massachusetts
Mui Duc Giang
Self - Saigon
Edward Sowders
Self - Former Spec/5, Army Deserter
Lora Sowders
Self - Detroit
Barton Osborn
Self - Former Army Intelligence Officer, CIA
George Trendell
Self - Sergeant
Thich Lieu Minh
Self - An Quang Pagoda, Saigon
William Marshall
Self - Former Sergeant
George Patton IV
Self - Colonel
Duong Van Khai
Self - Refugee Outside Hung Dinh Village
Nguyen Ngoc Linh
Self - Chairman, Mekong Conglomerate
Michael V. Sulsona
Self - Former Sergeant
I. F. Stone
Self - Journalist (voice)
Eugene McCarthy
Self - Senator (archive footage)
Kay Dvorshock
Self - Bobby Muller's Girlfriend
Ngo Dinh Diem
Self (archive footage)
Nguyễn Khánh
Self - President of South Vietnam 1964-65
Maxwell Taylor
Self - Ambassador to South Vietnam 1964-65 (archive footage)
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
Self (archive footage)
Nguyen Thi Sau
Self - Former Political Prisoner
Ngô Bá Thành
Self - Political Prisoner (archive footage)
Mary Cochran Emerson
Self - Wife of David Emerson
David Wyles
Researcher
Pierre Cottrell
Consulting Producer
Frank Davis
Researcher
Francis Daniel
Second Unit
Dell Byrne
Researcher
Tom Cohen
Associate Producer
Thomas C. Fox
Consulting Producer
Brennon Jones
Researcher
Karen Mitnick Liptak
Second Unit
Carole Marner
Second Unit
Chips Sowerwine
Consulting Producer
Michael F. Barrow
Gaffer
Tom Cohen
Sound
James Nelson
Sound Editor
Eugene Marner
Second Unit Director of Photography
Don Lenzer
Second Unit Director of Photography
Lennart Malmer
Director of Photography
Ed Lynch
Second Unit Director of Photography
Ralf D. Bode
Second Unit Director of Photography
Peter Davis
Director
Peter Davis
Producer
Susan Martin
Editor