Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam | |
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Directed by | Bill Couturié |
Written by | Bill Couturié Richard Dewhurst |
Produced by | Bill Couturié Thomas Bird Bernard Edelman |
Starring | Tom Berenger Ellen Burstyn Sean Penn Martin Sheen Robin Williams Willem Dafoe Robert Downey Jr. |
Cinematography | Michael Chin |
Edited by | Stephen Stept Gary Weimberg |
Music by | Todd Boekelheide |
Distributed by | HBO Corsair Pictures[1] |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam is a 1987 American documentary film inspired by the anthology of the same title, directed by Bill Couturié. The film's narration consists of real letters written by American soldiers, which are read by actors, including Robert De Niro and Martin Sheen. The footage includes film from TV news, the U.S. Department of Defense and home movies by the soldiers.