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Vietnam: A Television History (1983) is a 13-part American documentary and 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 it was originally broadcast on PBS between October 4 and December 20, 1983.
Original Release
10/04/1983 on PBS
US Release
10/04/1983
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Will Lyman | Narrator |
| William C. Westmoreland | Self |
| Dean Rusk | Self |
| Tin Bui | Self |
| Nguyen Giap Vo | Vietnamese general, victor of Dien Bien Phu |
| Van Dong Pham | Vietnamese Premier |
| William Colby | CIA Director |
| Maxwell Taylor | Self |
| Dai Bao | Emperor of Vietnam |
| Cao Ky Nguyen | Self |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roots of a War: 1945-1953 | Tuesday, 04 October 1983 |
| 2 | The First Vietnam War, 1946-1954 | Wednesday, 05 October 1983 |
| 3 | America's Mandarin: 1954-1963 | Tuesday, 11 October 1983 |
| 4 | LBJ Goes to War: 1964-1965 | Tuesday, 18 October 1983 |
| 5 | America Takes Charge: 1965-1967 | Tuesday, 25 October 1983 |
| 6 | America's Enemy: 1954-1967 | Tuesday, 01 November 1983 |
| 7 | Tet: 1968 | Tuesday, 08 November 1983 |
| 8 | Vietnamizing the War: 1969-1973 | Tuesday, 15 November 1983 |
| 9 | Cambodia and Laos | Tuesday, 22 November 1983 |
| 10 | Peace Is at Hand: 1968-1973 | Tuesday, 29 November 1983 |
| 11 | Homefront USA | Tuesday, 06 December 1983 |
| 12 | The End of the Tunnel: 1973-1975 | Tuesday, 13 December 1983 |
| 13 | Legacies | Tuesday, 20 December 1983 |
Directors
Writers
Martin Smith, Elizabeth Deane, Austin Hoyt, Richard Ellison, Judith Vecchione, Andrew Pearson, Marilyn Mellowes, Bruce Palling
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Will Lyman | Narrator |
| William C. Westmoreland | Self |
| Dean Rusk | Self |
| Tin Bui | Self |
| Nguyen Giap Vo | Vietnamese general, victor of Dien Bien Phu |
| Van Dong Pham | Vietnamese Premier |
| William Colby | CIA Director |
| Maxwell Taylor | Self |
| Dai Bao | Emperor of Vietnam |
| Cao Ky Nguyen | Self |
| Diem Bui | Self |
| Robinson Risner | Self |
| Hang Tho | Self |
| McGeorge Bundy | Self |
| Duc Nha Hoang | Self |
| Cuong Do | Self |
| Thi Xuan Que Pham | Self |
| Earl J. Young | Self |
| Thi Dinh Nguyen | Self |
| Bayard Rustin | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Richard Ellison | Executive Producer |
| Margaret Drain | Executive Producer |
| Marilyn Mellowes | Executive Producer |
| Marilyn Hornbeck | Executive Producer |
| Daniel McCabe | Producer |
| Martin Smith | Producer |
| Bruce Palling | Producer |
| Elizabeth Deane | Producer |
| Judith Vecchione | Producer |
| Andrew Pearson | Producer |
| Serge Gordey | Producer |
| Henri de Turenne | Producer |
| Austin Hoyt | Producer |
| Tuggelin Yourgrau | Producer |
| Marilyn Hornbeck | Producer |
| Karen Sheldon | Producer |
Editors
Eric Neudel, Mavis Lyons Smull, Carol Hayward, Daniel Eisenberg, Glen Cardno, Eric Handley, Ruth Schell, Jonathan Morris, Paul Cleary
