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The Vietnam War

Title
The Vietnam War / a production of Florentine Films and WETA, Washington, DC ; a film by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick ; directed by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward ; produced by Sarah Botstein, Lynn Novick, & Ken Burns.
ISBN
9781531701734
1531701736
9781531702588
1531702589
9781531702595
1531702597
Publication
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2017]
Copyright Notice Date
©2017
Physical Description
10 videodiscs (approximately 18 hr.) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Medium
4 3/4 in.
stamping
Notes
"There is no single truth in war"--Container.
Issued in two containers with 5 DVDs in each container; container "volume one (episodes 1-5)" and container "volume two (episodes 6-10)".
Bonus features included on disc with episode one are: The making of "The Vietnam War" (ca. 40 min.) and six shorts (The march down the Ho Chi Minh Trail (2:28) ; An American woman in a war zone (2:49) ; Delivering bad news (4:36) ; Hero pilot of North Vietnam (5:11) ; Tigers, Elephants and Helicopters (3:12) ; For no reason at all (1:42). Bonus features included on disc with episode ten are: Fellow warriors - Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan (20:35) ; A Vietnam War deserter in a West Point classroom (6:53) ; Facing the draft board (3:32) ; Behind the lines at long Binh (5:03) ; Captured spy and an America interrogator (11:06).
Cinematography, Buddy Squires ; editors, Tricia Reidy, Paul Barnes, Erik Ewers, Craig Mellish ; original music, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, The Silk Road Ensemble featuring Yo-Yo Ma, David Cieri.
Closed-captioned; English (5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo) or Spanish (2.0 stereo) dialogue; optional English or Spanish subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); optional described video in English.
Summary
"The Vietnam War: A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick : Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's ten-part, 18-hour documentary series, The Vietnam War, tells the epic story of one of the most consequential, divisive, and controversial events in American history as it has never before been told on film. Visceral and immersive, the series explores the human dimensions of the war through revelatory testimony of nearly 80 witnesses from all sides -- Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as combatants and civilians from North and South Vietnam. Ten years in the making, the series includes rarely seen, digitally re-mastered archival footage from sources around the globe, photographs taken by some of the most celebrated photojournalists of the 20th Century, historic television broadcasts, evocative home movies, and secret audio recordings from inside the Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon administrations. The Vietnam War features more than 100 iconic musical recordings from greatest artists of the era, and haunting original music from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross as well as the Silk Road Ensemble featuring Yo-Yo Ma"--Publisher.
"In an immersive 360-degree narrative, Burns and Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. THE VIETNAM WAR features testimony from nearly 80 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides. Ten years in the making, the series brings the war and the chaotic epoch it encompassed viscerally to life. Written by Geoffrey C. Ward, produced by Sarah Botstein, Novick and Burns, it includes rarely seen, digitally re-mastered archival footage from sources around the globe, photographs taken by some of the most celebrated photojournalists of the 20th Century, historic television broadcasts, evocative home movies, revelatory audio recordings from inside the Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon administrations and more than 100 iconic musical recordings by many of the greatest artists of the era. The film will be accompanied by an unprecedented outreach and public engagement program, providing opportunities for communities to participate in a national conversation about what happened during the Vietnam War, what went wrong and what lessons are to be learned. In addition, there will be a robust interactive website and an educational initiative designed to engage teachers and students in multiple platforms."--kenburns.com
Variant and related titles
Vietnam War (Television program)
Vietnam War (Television program). Spanish.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English; Spanish
Added to Catalog
May 08, 2018
Credits
Cinematography, Buddy Squires ; editors, Tricia Reidy, Paul Barnes, Erik Ewers, Craig Mellish ; original music, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, The Silk Road Ensemble featuring Yo-Yo Ma, David Cieri.
Performers
Narrated by Peter Coyote.
System details note
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen, 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo.
Audience
Rating: Mature - unsuitable for children under 17 (TV-MA), Course or crude language (L), Violence (V).
Contents
Volume one
Episode one: Déjà vu (1858-1961) (ca. 84 min.)
Episode two: Riding the tiger (1961-1963) (ca. 84 min.)
Episode three: The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965) (ca. 116 min.)
Episode four: Resolve (January 1966-June 1967) (ca. 116 min.)
Episode five: This is what we do (July 1967-December 1967) (ca. 87 min.).
Volume two
Episode six: Things fall apart (January 1968-July 1968) (ca. 86 min.)
Episode seven: The veneer of civilization (June 1968-May 1969) (ca. 109 min.)
Episode eight: The history of the world (April 1969-May 1970) (ca. 111 min.)
Episode nine: A disrespectful loyalty (May 1970-March 1973) (ca. 111 min.)
Episode ten: The weight of memory (March 1973-Onward) (ca. 109 min.).
Videorecording number
VWAR600 PBS Distribution
VWAR600.1 PBS Distribution
VWAR600.2 PBS Distribution
VWAR600.3 PBS Distribution
VWAR600.4 PBS Distribution
VWAR600.5 PBS Distribution
VWAR600.6 PBS Distribution
VWAR600.7 PBS Distribution
VWAR600.8 PBS Distribution
VWAR600.9 PBS Distribution
VWAR600.10 PBS Distribution
Genre/Form
Documentary television programs.
History.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Television programs - United States.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
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