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Five Faces of Vietnam

Five Faces of Vietnam
NR 55 min
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An anthology of five short films ("The Hands of a Stranger", "The Other War", "A Distant Province", "The Eighth District", and "PHILCAG"), made jointly by Vietnamese and American filmmakers. Collectively, the films "explore the faces of the Vietnam war that lie behind the fighting--those that must fight a war against fear, hunger, and despair. [They are] told through the stories of five "faces": a Filipino doctor and a Vietnamese child; a Vietnamese soldier and a Vietnamese villager; an American technical expert; a Saigon youth; and a Philippine Civic Action Group (PHILCAG) contingent" (US National Archives). The film is hosted by an unnamed man speaking to a Filipino audience (in English); so the anthology likely was screened in and/or partly produced with the Philippines.
DirectorsRichard T. HeffronWilliam Bayer
WriterWilliam Bayer

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Production Companies:United States Information Agency (USIA), GUGGENHEIM PRODUCTIONS INC