Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam is a 1987 American documentary film inspired by the anthology of the same title, directed by Bill Couturié. The film's narration consists of real letters written by American soldiers, which are read by actors, including Robert De Niro and Martin Sheen. The footage includes film from TV news, the U.S. Department of Defense and home movies by the soldiers.
Plot
Using real letters written by American soldiers (which can be read in the book with many more) and archive footage, the film creates a personal experience of the Vietnam War.
Cast
- Alain Delon
- Annie Girardot
- Brian Dennehy
- Brigitte Fossey
- Christophe Malavoy
- Edgar Givry
- Elizabeth McGovern
- Ellen Burstyn
- Eric Roberts
- Florent Pagny
- Greg Germain
- Harvey Keitel
- Howard Rollins
- J. Kenneth Campbell
- John Heard
- John Savage
- Judd Nelson
- Kathleen Turner
- Kevin Dillon
- Laurent Malet
- Mark Harmon
- Martin Sheen
- Matt Dillon
- Michael J. Fox
- Patrick Poivey
- Randy Quaid
- Raphael Sbarge
- Richard Chaves
- Robert De Niro
- Robin Williams
- Sean Penn
- Tom Berenger
- Valérie Kaprisky
- Willem Dafoe
More details
| author | Bill Couturié Richard Dewhurst |
|---|---|
| director | Bill Couturié |
| editor | Gary Weimberg Stephen Stept |
| events | Vietnam War |
| keywords | american soldiers archive footage |
| musicBy | Todd Boekelheide |
| producer | Bernard Edelman Bill Couturié Thomas Bird |
| publisher | Corsair Pictures HBO |
| theme | dance documentary home movies |