The Vietnam War

TV-MA

2017

1 Season

Documentary

History

War

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This 10-part, 18-hour documentary series from directors Ken Burns and Lynn Novick presents firsthand accounts of the Vietnam War from nearly 80 witnesses, including Americans who fought in the war and some who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both sides. Digitally remastered archival footage, photographs, historic television broadcasts and home movies offer different perspectives on the conflict. Also providing insight are audio recordings from inside the administrations of Presidents John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon.

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2017

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Peter Coyote

Narrator

Ken Burns

Director

Lynn Novick

Director

Geoffrey C. Ward

Writer

Sarah Botstein

Producer

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Synopsis

This 10-part, 18-hour documentary series from directors Ken Burns and Lynn Novick presents firsthand accounts of the Vietnam War from nearly 80 witnesses, including Americans who fought in the war and some who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both sides. Digitally remastered archival footage, photographs, historic television broadcasts and home movies offer different perspectives on the conflict. Also providing insight are audio recordings from inside the administrations of Presidents John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon.

Director: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick
Screenwriter: Geoffrey C. Ward
Network: PBS
Rating: TV-MA (L|V)
Genre: Documentary, History, War
Original Language: English
Release Date: Sep 17, 2017