Film

Hearts and Minds

1974 · 1h 52m · Documentary · War

The Forever War. Goes On

IMDb

8.2

Rotten Tomatoes

90%

Metacritic

68

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

John Foster Dulles

Self (archive footage)

Georges Bidault

Self - French Foreign Minister in 1954

Harry S. Truman

Self (archive footage)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

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

J. Edgar Hoover

Self (archive footage)

Joseph McCarthy

Self (archive footage)

• Peter DavisDirector · Producer
• Bert SchneiderProducer
• Lennart MalmerDirector of Photography
• Lynzee KlingmanEditor
• Susan MartinEditor

Hearts and Minds trailer

Release date

December 20, 1974

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

R

Revenue

$30,000

Genres

Documentary, War

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