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Summary:

Vietnam veterans speak about atrocities committed upon Vietnamese soldiers and civilians during their time in the U.S. armed forces in Vietnam. Through testimony given at the Winter Soldier Investigation held by the Vietnam Veterans Against the War in 1971, press conferences, and interviews with individual participants, the film graphically portrays the effect of U.S. government policy and practice, which turned soldiers into animals bent on destruction and Vietnamese into "gooks"--Non-human "targets" for murder, rape, and mutilation. The veterans struggle to come to terms with the devastation they caused so that others will not make the same mistake again.

Contributors:

Winterfilm (Firm)

Vietnam Veterans Against the War

Milliarium Zero (Firm)

Languages:

English
French
German

Language Notes:

In English with French and German subtitles; closed-captioned.

Included Works:

Seasoned veteran

Americal Division

First Marine Division

Subjects:

Vietnam War, 1961-1975 — Atrocities

Vietnam War, 1961-1975 — Personal narratives, American

Vietnam War (1961-1975)

1961-1975

Atrocities

United States

Genres:

Motion pictures

Documentary films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Personal narratives — American

System Details:

DVD, Region 0, NTSC; disc has a DVD-ROM component. The DVD-ROM component requires a DVD-ROM drive.

General Notes:

This disc contain historical documents that can be accessed from your computer's DVD-ROM drive.
The Winter Soldier Investigation was held in Detroit, Michigan on January 31, February 1 and 2, 1971.
Issued also as a motion picture.
Originally released in 1972.
Special features include: a conversation with the filmmakers; Seasoned veteran, journey of a winter solder; Americal Division (1971 short); First Marine Division (1971 short); theatrical trailer; Oh, Camil (The Winter Soldier) from the album Wild Tales written and performed by Graham Nash; "The Winter soldier files" downloadable on DVD-ROM (Adobe: Acrobat Reader required); stills gallery from the original negatives of VVAW photographer Sheldon Ramsdell.
Berlin International Film Festival, 1972: Interfilm Award - Recommendation, Forum of New Cinema.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, black & whitewith color sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; all regions

Call Numbers:

WIN DVD

ISBNs:

1567304370
9781567304374

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 784148010045
Publisher Number, Milliarium Zero: Mile 00100

OCLC Numbers:

71291869