The Vietnam War / a production of Florentine Films and WETA, Washington, DC ; a film by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick ; directed by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward ; produced by Sarah Botstein, Lynn Novick, & Ken Burns.

"The Vietnam War: A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick : Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's ten-part, 18-hour documentary series, The Vietnam War, tells the epic story of one of the most consequential, divisive, and controversial events in American history as it has never before been told on film. Visceral...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Silk Road Ensemble (composer (expression))
Florentine Films (Production company)
WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.) (Production company)
PBS Distribution (Firm) (Publisher)
Other Authors: Burns, Ken, 1953- (Television director, Television producer)
Novick, Lynn (Television director, Television producer)
Ward, Geoffrey C. (Screenwriter)
Botstein, Sarah, 1972- (Television producer)
Coyote, Peter (Narrator)
Squires, Buddy (director of photography.)
Reidy, Tricia (Editor of moving image work)
Barnes, Paul, 1951- (Editor of moving image work)
Ewers, Erik (Editor of moving image work)
Mellish, Craig (Editor of moving image work)
Reznor, Trent (composer (expression))
Ross, Atticus, 1968- (composer (expression))
Cieri, David (composer (expression))
Ma, Yo-Yo, 1955- (composer (expression))
Language:English
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned; English (5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo) or Spanish (2.0 stereo) dialogue; optional English or Spanish subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); optional described video in English.
Published: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2017]
Subjects:
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > History.
United States > History > 1961-1969.
United States > History > 1969-
United States.
Since 1961
Documentary television programs.
History.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Documentary television programs.
History.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:10 videodiscs (approximately 18 hr.) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Contents:
  • Volume one
  • Episode one: Déjà vu (1858-1961) (ca. 84 min.)
  • Episode two: Riding the tiger (1961-1963) (ca. 84 min.)
  • Episode three: The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965) (ca. 116 min.)
  • Episode four: Resolve (January 1966-June 1967) (ca. 116 min.)
  • Episode five: This is what we do (July 1967-December 1967) (ca. 87 min.).
  • Volume two
  • Episode six: Things fall apart (January 1968-July 1968) (ca. 86 min.)
  • Episode seven: The veneer of civilization (June 1968-May 1969) (ca. 109 min.)
  • Episode eight: The history of the world (April 1969-May 1970) (ca. 111 min.)
  • Episode nine: A disrespectful loyalty (May 1970-March 1973) (ca. 111 min.)
  • Episode ten: The weight of memory (March 1973-Onward) (ca. 109 min.).