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The Vietnam War is a ten-part, 18-hour documentary film series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. In an immersive 360-degree narrative, Burns and Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. The Vietnam War features testimony from nearly 100 witnesses.
Original Release
09/17/2017 on PBS
US Release
09/17/2017
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Peter Coyote | Self - Narrator / Narrator (voice) |
Robert Steudtner | Self - Sprecherin |
Maximilian Hilbrand | Self - Sprecher |
Josef Tratnik | Self - Sprecher |
Ernst August Schepmann | Self - Sprecher |
Hans-Gerd Kilbinger | Self - Sprecher |
Joachim Krol | Self - Sprecher |
Renate Fuhrmann | Self - Sprecherin |
Simon Roden | Self - Sprecher |
Bernt Hahn | Self - Sprecher |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Déjà Vu (1858-1961) | Sunday, 17 September 2017 |
2 | Riding the Tiger (1961-1963) | Monday, 18 September 2017 |
3 | The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965) | Tuesday, 19 September 2017 |
4 | Resolve (January 1966-June 1967) | Wednesday, 20 September 2017 |
5 | This Is What We Do (July-December 1967) | Thursday, 21 September 2017 |
6 | Things Fall Apart (January-June 1968) | Sunday, 24 September 2017 |
7 | The Veneer of Civilization (June 1968-May 1969) | Monday, 25 September 2017 |
8 | The History of the World (April 1969-May 1970) | Tuesday, 26 September 2017 |
9 | A Disrespectful Loyalty (May 1970-March 1973) | Wednesday, 27 September 2017 |
10 | The Weight of Memory (March 1973 - Onward) | Thursday, 28 September 2017 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Peter Coyote | Self - Narrator / Narrator (voice) |
Robert Steudtner | Self - Sprecherin |
Maximilian Hilbrand | Self - Sprecher |
Josef Tratnik | Self - Sprecher |
Ernst August Schepmann | Self - Sprecher |
Hans-Gerd Kilbinger | Self - Sprecher |
Joachim Krol | Self - Sprecher |
Renate Fuhrmann | Self - Sprecherin |
Simon Roden | Self - Sprecher |
Bernt Hahn | Self - Sprecher |
Leslie Gelb | Self - Pentagon |
Karl Marlantes | Self - Marines |
Duong Van Mai Elliott | Self - Saigon / Self - Memoirist |
Phan Quang Tue | Self - Saigon |
John Musgrave | Self - Marines / Self - Fairmount, MO |
Nguyen Ngoc | Self - N. Vietnamese Army / Self - Viet Minh |
James Willbanks | Self - Army Advisor / Self - Texas A&M / Self - Army |
Bui Diem | Self - S. Vietnamese Diplomat |
Ho Chí Minh | Self - Leader of Viet Minh |
Lyndon B. Johnson | Self - President of the United States / Self - Former President U.S.A. / Self - President |
Producers
Name | Role |
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David P. Schmidt | Producer |
Salimah El-Amin | Producer |
Mike Welt | Producer |
Ken Burns | Producer |
Mariah Doran | Producer |
Lynn Novick | Producer |
Sarah Botstein | Producer |
Lucas Frank | Producer |
Dang Hoa Ho | Producer |
Peter Miller | Producer |
Megan Ruffe | Producer |
Stephen Sowers | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2018 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program | Nominated |
2018 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program | Nominated |
2018 | Emmy | Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera) | Nominated |
2018 | Emmy | Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera) | Nominated |