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4) Air America
Language
English
Description
Two renegade pilots are ensnared in the madness of covert operations over Laos during the Vietnam conflict. They lead the crew of Air America, a not-so-secret airline that drops everything from live pigs to opium over villages throughout the Vietnamese countryside.
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
This collection of footage traces the evolution from a regional military engagement to an ever-expanding war that spanned three presidents. From strategic political moves to the immediacy of jungle warfare and the weapons with which the war was waged, Vietnam: America's Conflict captures the history.
Series
Publisher
Digiview Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Lovers and liars: Anita (Hawn) is a lonely American with only five days left to her Italian holiday. When she is invited to see the Leaning Tower of Pisa by a handsome and charming Italian banker, Guido (Giannini), she is thrilled. What Anita doesn't know is that not only is Guido married, but he's on his way to Pisa for his father's funeral.
The promise of love: Teenage bride Kathy Emilio (Bertinelli) becomes a war widow when her husband, Marine...
Publisher
Medium
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
In this film made over ten years, filmmaker Barbara Sonneborn took a pilgrimage to the Vietnamese countryside where her husband died. She and translator (and fellow war widow) Xuan Ngoc Nguyen explore the meaning of war and loss on a human level. The film weaves interviews with Vietnamese and American widows into a vivid testament to the legacy of war.
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
This 21-feature collection highlights the history and heartache behind the Vietnam War. A Decade of Dog Tags includes narration by your favorite stars -- Charleton Heston in "Vietnam! Vietnam!", Henry Fonda in "To Save a Soldier", and John Wayne in the U.S. Department of Defense propaganda documentary "A Nation Builds Under Fire." This rare glimpse into history shares all aspects of the conflict -- from the land to the air to the sea -- in films that...
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of a squad of soldiers caught in the moral quagmire of wartime Vietnam. Witness to a vile crime, Private Ericksson (Michael J. Fox) is forced to stand alone against his fellow soldiers and commanding officer Sergeant Meserve (Sean Penn). Master filmmaker Brian DePalma creates a devastating and unforgettable tale of one man's quest for sanity and justice amidst the chaos of war.
13) In country
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Language
English
Description
This film captures the horror of battle-- and the disillusionment of a soldier who thought war meant glory but soon discovers it also means both pain and fear.
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Made in 1964 by Canadian filmmaker Beryl Fox, this award-winning documentary shows firsthand the futility, sorrow, and inhumanity of the Vietnam War. The program creates a sense of tension and foreboding in viewers by contrasting scenes of everyday Vietnamese life with napalm strikes, civilian casualties, and torture of POWs. Sounds and visual images accentuate a theme of conflict between people and ideologies. As a primary source of coverage, the...
16) Platoon
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Platoon is the story of every soldier whose innocence was lost in the war-torn jungles of Vietnam. Chris Taylor arrives in Vietnam and quickly discovers that his worst enemies are not just the Viet Cong, but gnawing fear, physical exhaustion and the anger growing within himself.
17) Jacob's ladder
Publisher
Artisan Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Jacob is a man living in a nightmare. Having survived Vietnam, he's back home in New York City. But memories of both his wartime demons and the accidental death of his son haunt and terrorize him. Jacob's grip on reality begins to slip and only his friend can save him.
19) The veteran
Publisher
Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Burgeoning politician Ray Watson returns to Vietnam, thirty years after the fall of Saigon, but instead of laying his ghosts to rest he is confronted by the enraged POW comrade "Doc" whom he left behind. Doc forces Ray to plunge back into the terrifying events of their ambush and capture, while government agents assigned to tracking MIA/POWs secretly listen in on their conversation. It seems the past has more secrets to offer, and neither man is who...
Publisher
Distributed by Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Hidden in plain sight tells the story of hidden supply highways, underground cities, covert camps, and double agents, including special film footage of the Ho Chi Minh Trail and the tunnels of Cu Chi. Special operations tells the story of the Special Forces involvement in Vietnam. Their clandestine operational groups, their missions and their ability to survive is documented with interviews and film footage.
