Summaries

In seven different segments, Godard, Klein, Lelouch, Marker, Resnais, and Varda show their sympathy and support for the North Vietnamese army during the Vietnam War.

This documentary is made up of 11 segments. 1. 'Bomb Hanoi!': life in Hanoi under the bombs. 2. 'A Parade Is a Parade!': three demonstrations against the Vietnam War: Humphrey in Paris, Veterans Day in New York, May Day on Wall Street. 3. 'Johnson Cries': Vietnamese actors stage a show on the Americans' defeat. 4. 'Claude Ridder': a French intellectual monologues and voices his bad conscience. 5. 'Flash Back': a short retelling of the origins of the war. 6. 'Camera Eye': Jean-Luc Godard presents his case of conscience. 7. 'Victor Charlie': American singer-songwriter Tom Paxton mocks the purpose of the war, then director Michèle Ray explains why she is "on the other side". 8. 'Why We Fight': Westmoreland lays out the official US thesis. 9. 'Fidel Castro': Fidel Castro praises the example set by the Vietnamese. 10. 'Ann Uyen': Uyen, a Vietnamese woman from Paris, and Ann, wife of Norman Morrison, explain the meaning of the American Quaker's sacrifice. 11. 'Vertigo': Demonstration of American pacifists on April 15, 1967 in New York.—X

Details

Keywords
  • military
  • hanoi vietnam
  • anthology film
  • u.s. government
  • reference to fidel castro
Genres
  • Drama
  • War
  • Documentary
Release date Oct 17, 1967
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin France
Official sites Official Site
Language English Spanish French Vietnamese
Filming locations Paris, France
Production companies Société pour le Lancement des Oeuvres Nouvelles (SLON)

Box office

Gross US & Canada $8132
Opening weekend US & Canada $1125
Gross worldwide $8132

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 55m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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