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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... 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 Springsteen, Creedence Clearwater Revival, the Doors, and the Rolling Stones. [More]

Starring: Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Martin Sheen, Sean Penn

Starring: Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Martin Sheen, Sean Penn, Robert Downey

Director: Bill Couturie

Director: Bill Couturie

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An intensely moving and disturbing experience.

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01/26/06
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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
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No review available.

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04/07/05
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

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02/20/04
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

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10/06/05
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

No review available.

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08/09/02
David Poland
David Poland
Hot Button

The missives get you where you live.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
01/01/00
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post

No review available.

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07/19/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Adds immeasurably to the growing stockpile of testaments about this tragic war.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
08/28/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

The first film about Vietnam to come to us free of bias, free of rhetoric.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
01/01/00
Hal Hinson
Hal Hinson
Washington Post

No review available.

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02/24/04
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

What Couturie and his researchers have done is amazing.

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01/01/00
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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When it comes to war, listen to the soldiers.

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07/25/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

Mr. Couturie, the director, and his associates have done a first-rate job.

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05/20/03
Vincent Canby
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New York Times
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