The quiet mutiny / Bullfrog Films presents ; producer, Charles Denton ; Granada Television International.

In this, the first of his 58 documentary films, John Pilger combines candid interviews and amazing frontline footage of Vietnam to portray a growing rift between the US military bureaucrats -- "lifers" -- and the soldiers who physically and mentally fight the war on the ground, the "grunts." By 1970...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Granada Television International (Production company)
Bullfrog Films (Distributor)
Other Authors: Pilger, John (Reporter)
Denton, Charles James (Film producer)
Language:English
Published: [Oley, Pennsylvania] : [Distributed by] Bullfrog Films, [2018]
Subjects:
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Psychological aspects.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Public opinion.
Insubordination > United States.
Military art and science > United States.
Sociology, Military.
Psychology, Military.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Alexander Street)
Physical Description:1 streaming video file (27 min.) : digital, sound, color
Format: Electronic Video
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In this, the first of his 58 documentary films, John Pilger combines candid interviews and amazing frontline footage of Vietnam to portray a growing rift between the US military bureaucrats -- "lifers" -- and the soldiers who physically and mentally fight the war on the ground, the "grunts." By 1970, it is an internal sense of disillusionment and frustration born from this rift that is triggering the withdrawal of US forces from Vietnam. As the US employs psychological warfare against its enemy, Pilger finds himself unable to glean significant information from the military; a press conference he attends is nicknamed "the 5 'clock follies" for the evasive nature of the proceedings. And so it is with the grunts, the "wheels of the green machine," that Pilger finds a very human side to the US presence in Vietnam -- soldiers who are at once ready to serve their country and doubtful of their purpose there. Plied with visits from Miss America and ignored by Vice President Spiro Agnew, they experience the war in a way many of their superiors do not.
Note:Title from title frames.
Originally produced by: Granada Television International, ©1970; previously released in 2006.
Originally released in 1970 by Granada International Productions Limited.
Call Number:DS557.73 .P55 2018
Interest Grade Level:
10 and up.
Credits:Camera, George Jesse Turner ; film editor, Gerry Dow.
System Details:System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Participant or Performer:
Reporter, John Pilger.
Source of Description:
Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed September 6, 2018).