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Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Vietnam: Picking up the Pieces
1978 0h 59m EN
Documentary
Synopsis
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Jon Alpert and Keiko Tsuno made headlines with a 1977 journalistic coup when they became the first American television crew allowed back into Vietnam after the U.S. withdrawal and were given unprecedented access to the ruined countryside and its people. The resulting "up-close" study of Vietnam's grim post war reality relies on the voices of the common people to tell their stories.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Jon Alpert
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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The take
Jon Alpert directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 248 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 59 min · 0h 59m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Jon Alpert
Production companies
Who made it
- DC
DCTV
US
Key crew
- ProducerJon Alpert
- ProducerKeiko Tsuno
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1978-01-01
