Personal Name:
Burns, Ken, 1953- director, screenwriter, producer.
Imprint:2017
Physical Description10 videodiscs (1080 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Note:Wide screen 1.85:1.
Note:"Viewer discretion advised. This film contains mature content, strong language and graphic violence."--From screen
Note:aEpisode one: Deja vu (1858-1961) -- Episode two: Riding the tiger (1961-1963) -- Episode three: The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965) -- Episode four: Resolve (January 1966-June 1967) -- Episode five: This is what we do (July 1967-December 1967) -- Episode six: Things fall apart (January 1968-July 1968) -- Episode seven: The veneer of civilization (June 1968-May 1969) -- Episode eight: The history of the world (April 1969-May 1970) -- Episode nine: A disrespectful loyalty (May 1970-March 1973) -- Episode ten: The weight of memory (March 1973-Onward).
Note:A combination of archival photos and voice-overs reading letters, diaries, and documents tells the story of the Vietnam War from beginning to end.
Note:In an immersive narrative, Burns and Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. Features testimony from nearly 100 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides.
Audience:TV rating: TV-MA,L,V.
