Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987)
Addressed to the heart of America.
Real-life letters written by American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines during the Vietnam War to their families and friends back home. Archive footage of the war and news coverage thereof augment the first-person "narrative" by men and women who were in the war, some of whom did not survive it.
Director: Bill Couturié
Genre: Documentary, War
Runtime: 84 min
Release Date: October 1, 1987
Cast
- Ellen Burstyn - Mrs. Stocks (voice)
- Tom Berenger - (voice)
- J. Kenneth Campbell - (voice)
- Richard Chaves - (voice)
- Josh Cruze - (voice)
- Willem Dafoe - Elephant Grass (voice)
- Robert De Niro - Great Sewer (voice)
- Brian Dennehy - (voice)
- Kevin Dillon - Jack (voice)
- Matt Dillon - Mike (voice)
Screenplay
Production: Dear America, GBA
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
vietnam war, letter, u.s. soldier, correspondences, american soldiers, epistolar
More Films by Director: Bill Couturié
More Films in Genre: Documentary, War
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam about?
- Real-life letters written by American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines during the Vietnam War to their families and friends back home. Archive footage of the war and news coverage thereof augment the first-person "narrative" by men and women who were in the war, some of whom did not survive it.
- Who directed Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam?
- Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam was directed by Bill Couturié.
- Who stars in Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam?
- Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam stars Ellen Burstyn, Tom Berenger, J. Kenneth Campbell, Richard Chaves, Josh Cruze, Willem Dafoe.
- How long is Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam?
- Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam has a runtime of 1h 24m (84 minutes).
- What genre is Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam?
- Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam is a Documentary, War film.
- Where was Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam produced?
- Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam was produced in United States of America.