Hearts and minds.

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A courageous and startling film, Peter Davis' landmark documentary Hearts and minds unflinchingly confronts the United States' involvement in Vietnam. Using a wealth of sources, from interviews to newsreels to documentary footage of the conflict at home and abroad, Davis constructs a powerfully affe...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Kanopy films.
Corporate Author:	Kanopy (Firm)
Other Authors:	Davis, Peter, 1937- (Film director)
Language:	French
Published:	[place of publication not identified] : Criterion Collection/Janus Films, 1974.
Series:	Kanopy films.
Subjects:	Documentary films > United States. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > United States. Documentary films > Vietnam. Feature films. Documentary films.
Genre:	Documentary films Feature films. Documentary films.
Online Access:	Connect to: A Kanopy streaming video - MSU authorized users (kanopy) Connect to: Cover Image - MSU authorized users
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 113 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound
Format:	Electronic Video

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Summary:	A courageous and startling film, Peter Davis' landmark documentary Hearts and minds unflinchingly confronts the United States' involvement in Vietnam. Using a wealth of sources, from interviews to newsreels to documentary footage of the conflict at home and abroad, Davis constructs a powerfully affecting portrait of the disastrous effects of war. Explosive, persuasive, and shocking, Hearts and minds is an overwhelming emotional experience and the controversial winner of the 1974 Academy Award for Best Documentary.
Note:	Title from title frames.