Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam is a 1987 American documentary film inspired by the anthology of the same title, directed by Bill Couturié.

For the unrelated Scholastic book series, see Dear America.
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Directed byBill Couturié
Written byBill Couturié
Richard Dewhurst
Produced byBill Couturié
Thomas Bird
Bernard Edelman
StarringTom Berenger
Ellen Burstyn
Sean Penn
Martin Sheen
Robin Williams
Willem Dafoe
Robert Downey Jr.
CinematographyMichael Chin
Edited byStephen Stept
Gary Weimberg
Music byTodd Boekelheide
Distributed byHBO
Corsair Pictures[1]
Release date
  • October 1987 (1987-10)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Summary

Using real letters written by American soldiers (which can be read in the book along with many more) and archive footage, the film creates a highly personal experience of the Vietnam War.

Reception

Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert each gave the film strong recommendation.[2]

Accolades

The film won the 1988 Special Jury Prize: Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival and two Emmy Awards.[3][4] It was also screened out of competition at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.[5]

References
  1. Gelder, Lawrence Van (1988-07-29). "At the Movies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  2. The Couch Trip, For Keeps, Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam, Rent-a-Cop, The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne, 1988|Siskel and Ebert Movie Reviews
  3. 1988 Sundance Film Festival sundance.org
  4. Television Academy
  5. "Festival de Cannes: Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
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