About Hearts and Minds
- Released on October 17, 1974
Many times during his presidency, Lyndon B. Johnson said that ultimate victory in the Vietnam War depended upon the U.S. military winning the "hearts and minds" of the Vietnamese people. Filmmaker Peter Davis uses Johnson's phrase in an ironic context in this anti-war documentary, filmed and released while the Vietnam War was still under way, juxtaposing interviews with military figures like U.S. Army Chief of Staff William C. Westmoreland with shocking scenes of violence and brutality.
Full Cast of Hearts and Minds
Clark Clifford plays Self - Aide to President Truman 1946-50
John Foster Dulles plays Self (archive footage)
Georges Bidault plays Self - French Foreign Minister in 1954
Harry S. Truman plays Self (archive footage)
Dwight D. Eisenhower plays Self (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy plays Self (archive footage)
Richard Nixon plays Self (archive footage)
Lyndon B. Johnson plays Self (archive footage)
George Coker plays Self - Prisoner of War 1966-73
Walt Rostow plays Self - Aide to Presidents Kennedy, Johnson
J. William Fulbright plays Self - Senator
Randy Floyd plays Self - Former Navy Captain
Charles Hoey plays Self - U.S. Air Force, Saigon
Jerry Holter plays Self - U.S. Air Force, Saigon
J. Edgar Hoover plays Self (archive footage)
Joseph McCarthy plays Self (archive footage)
Stan Holder plays Self - Former Corporal
Bobby Muller plays Self - Former 1st Lieutenant
Daniel Ellsberg plays Self - Former Aide, Defense Dept., Rand Corp.
William Westmoreland plays Self - Commanding General, Vietnam 1964-68
Nguyen Van Tai plays Self - Hung Dinh Village
Vo Thi Tu plays Self - Hung Dinh Village
Vo Thi Hue plays Self - Hung Dinh Village
Father Chan Tin plays Self - Saigon
Diem Chau plays Self - Editor, Trinh Bay Magazine
Hồ Chí Minh plays Self (archive footage)
David Emerson plays Self - Concord, Massachusetts
Mui Duc Giang plays Self - Saigon
Edward Sowders plays Self - Former Spec/5, Army Deserter
Lora Sowders plays Self - Detroit
Barton Osborn plays Self - Former Army Intelligence Officer, CIA
George Trendell plays Self - Sergeant
Thich Lieu Minh plays Self - An Quang Pagoda, Saigon
William Marshall plays Self - Former Sergeant
George Patton IV plays Self - Colonel
Duong Van Khai plays Self - Refugee Outside Hung Dinh Village
Nguyen Ngoc Linh plays Self - Chairman, Mekong Conglomerate
Michael V. Sulsona plays Self - Former Sergeant
I. F. Stone plays Self - Journalist (voice)
Eugene McCarthy plays Self - Senator (archive footage)
Robert F. Kennedy plays Self - Senator (archive footage)
Kay Dvorshock plays Self - Bobby Muller's Girlfriend
Ngô Đình Diệm plays Self (archive footage)
Nguyễn Khánh plays Self - President of South Vietnam 1964-65
Maxwell Taylor plays Self - Ambassador to South Vietnam 1964-65 (archive footage)
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu plays Self (archive footage)
Nguyen Thi Sau plays Self - Former Political Prisoner
Ngô Bá Thành plays Self - Political Prisoner (archive footage)
Mary Cochran Emerson plays Self - Wife of David Emerson
Bob Hope plays Self (archive footage)
Jessica Corbin
Crew of Hearts and Minds
Production
Sound
Camera
Lighting
Editing
Crew
Directing
- Clark Clifford
- John Foster Dulles
- Georges Bidault
- Harry S. Truman
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- John F. Kennedy
- Richard Nixon
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- George Coker
- Walt Rostow
- J. William Fulbright
- Randy Floyd
- Charles Hoey
- Jerry Holter
- J. Edgar Hoover
- Joseph McCarthy
- Stan Holder
- Bobby Muller
- Daniel Ellsberg
- William Westmoreland
- Nguyen Van Tai
- Vo Thi Tu
- Vo Thi Hue
- Father Chan Tin
- Diem Chau
- Hồ Chí Minh
- David Emerson
- Mui Duc Giang
- Edward Sowders
- Lora Sowders
- Barton Osborn
- George Trendell
- Thich Lieu Minh
- William Marshall
- George Patton IV
- Duong Van Khai
- Nguyen Ngoc Linh
- Michael V. Sulsona
- I. F. Stone
- Eugene McCarthy
- Robert F. Kennedy
- Kay Dvorshock
- Ngô Đình Diệm
- Nguyễn Khánh
- Maxwell Taylor
- Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
- Nguyen Thi Sau
- Ngô Bá Thành
- Mary Cochran Emerson
- Bob Hope
- Jessica Corbin