Vietnam, a Television History
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Originally broadcast as a 13-part series on PBS in 1983; edited from 13 hours to 11 hours and rebroadcast in 1997 as part of the television show: American experience.
"Contains scenes of graphic violence; viewer discretion is advised."
First episode has disc label title: Roots of a war (1945-1953).
Disc 1. Roots of a war / written and produced by Judith Vecchione ; America's Mandarin, 1954-1963 / written and produced by Elizabeth Deane -- disc 2. LBJ goes to war, 1964-1965 / written and produced by Austin Hoyt ; America takes charge, 1965-1967 / written and produced by Andrew Pearson ; America's enemy, 1954-1967 / written and produced by Martin Smith -- disc 3. Tet 1968 / written and produced by Austin Hoyt ; Vietnamizing the war, 1968-1973 / written and produced by Martin Smith ; Cambodia and Laos / written and directed by Bruce Palling ; produced by Bruce Palling and Martin Smith -- disc 4. Peace is at hand, 1968-1973 / written and produced by Martin Smith ; Homefront USA / teleplay by Richard Ellison, Marilyn Mellowes ; story by Elizabeth Deane ; produced by Elizabeth Deane ; The end of the tunnel, 1973-1975 / written and produced by Elizabeth Deane.
Narrator, Will Lyman.
This is a multi-part series on the Vietnam conflict, covering the history of Indochina, the French wars, and United States involvement, using actual film footage from news and government archives.
DVD ; NTSC ; Dolby digital 2.0 ; 4x3 full screen.
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SERIES
Vietnam experience.
American experience (Television program)
LANGUAGE OPTIONS
Closed-captioned.
PUBLISHED
[Boston] : WGBH Boston Video, [2004]
Year Published: 2004
Description: 4 videodiscs (approximately 660 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
159375146X
9781593751463
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Vecchione, Judith.
Hoyt, Austin.
Lyman, Will.
Ellison, Richard (Producer)
Deane, Elizabeth
Pearson, Andrew.
Smith, Martin, 1939-
Palling, Bruce.
Hoving, Peter.
Mellowes, Marilyn H.
Bundschuh, Werner.
Blau, Ron.
Hart, Mickey.
Kreutzmann, Bill, 1946-
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
Central Independent Television.
Société nationale de télévision en couleur "Antenne 2."
LRE Productions.
WGBH Video (Firm)
SUBJECTS
Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
Indochinese War, 1946-1954.
Vietnam -- History -- 20th century.
Vietnam -- History -- 1945-1975.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Television programs -- United States.