Dear America [videorecording] : letters home from Vietnam / Home Box Office presents a co-production of the Couturie Co and the Vietnam Veterans Ensemble Theatre Co. ; director, Bill Couturie ; producers, Bill Couturie & Thomas Bird ; screenplay by Richard Dewhurst & Bill Couturie.
Format:
[videorecording] :
Publisher:
HBO Video,
Copyright Date:
c1987
Description:
1 videocassette (84 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Letters read by Tom Berenger, Ellen Burstyn, J. Kenneth Campbell and others. Based on the book: Dear America : letters home from Vietnam / edited by Bernard Edelman. Originally shown on television. "0207." Videocassette release of the 1987 film. Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. Rated PG.
Summary:
Documentary account of the Vietnam War from the actual letters of the men and women who served there; also uses home movies, news footage and music of the period.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.