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Vietnam: A Television History (1983)

Vietnam: A Television History

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Documentary, Historical, War

January 2nd, 1983

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Vietnam: A Television History (1983) is a 13-part American documentary television mini-series about the Vietnam War (1955-1975) from the perspective of the United States. It was produced for public television by WGBH-TV in Boston and was originally broadcast on PBS between October 4 and December 20, 1983. Eleven of the 13 episodes were rebroadcast (2 and 13 were dropped) as part of the series American Experience from October 13 to December 9, 1997.

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Cast

Will Lyman
Narrator
Henry Kissinger
Self
William C. Westmoreland
Self
Nguyen Giap Vo
Vietnamese general, victor of Dien Bien Phu
Dean Rusk
Self
Tin Bui
Self
Van Dong Pham
Vietnamese Premier
William Colby
CIA Director
McGeorge Bundy
Self
Robinson Risner
Self
Full cast & crew

Directors

Bruce Palling
(1 episode, 1983)
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Producers

Margaret Drain
executive producer
(11 episodes, 1983)
Richard Ellison
executive producer
(11 episodes, 1983)
Daniel McCabe
coordinating producer
(11 episodes, 1983)
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Writers

Elizabeth Deane
writer
(3 episodes, 1983)
Richard Ellison
writer
(1 episode, 1983)
Austin Hoyt
writer
(3 episodes, 1983)
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Keywords

heroism
starvation
hunger
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Country of Origin

United States of America
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
France

Languages

English
French
Central Khmer
All Languages

Release Dates

January 2nd, 1983 (United States of America)
January 2nd, 1983 (United States of America) theatrical

Alternative Titles

Vietnam: A Television History (original title)
Vietnam: A Television History (United States of America)

Running Times

660 min (13 parts)

Sound Mixes

Mono

Production Companies

France 2 (FR2) (as Antenne-2 France)
WGBH
Central Independent Television

Distribution Companies

TDK Core (Japan)
Sony Corporation of America (United States of America)
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (United States of America)
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