Laudable though the intentions may be, there's something a little hollow about this all-star oral history of the Vietnam War.
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02/27/08
Dear America - Letters Home From Vietnam (1988)
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Reviews Counted:14
Fresh:14
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.5/10
Runtime: 87 mins
Genre: Television
Synopsis: The above stars and others read letters written home by American soldiers stationed in Vietnam. Includes newsreel footage, NBC newscasts, veterans' home movies, and original music from Bruce... [More]
Starring: Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Martin Sheen, Sean Penn
Director: Bill Couturie
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Reviews for Dear America - Letters Home From Vietnam
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An intensely moving and disturbing experience.
01/26/06
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07/19/05
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04/07/05
Adds immeasurably to the growing stockpile of testaments about this tragic war.
08/28/04
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02/24/04
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02/20/04
Mr. Couturie, the director, and his associates have done a first-rate job.
05/20/03
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08/09/02
When it comes to war, listen to the soldiers.
07/25/02
The missives get you where you live.
01/01/00
Top CriticThe first film about Vietnam to come to us free of bias, free of rhetoric.
01/01/00
Top CriticWhat Couturie and his researchers have done is amazing.
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