Last Days in Vietnam

"How Many Could Be Saved?"

2014 1h 38m EN

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7.3

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★7.3TMDB · 95

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Synopsis

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During the chaotic final weeks of the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese Army closes in on Saigon as the panicked South Vietnamese people desperately attempt to escape. On the ground, American soldiers and diplomats confront a moral quandary: whether to obey White House orders to evacuate only U.S. citizens.

“How Many Could Be Saved?”

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Cast

Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage)
Henry Kissinger
Self - Secretary of State
Frank Snepp
Self - CIA Analyst
Gerald Ford
Self (archive footage)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rory Kennedy
Writers: Keven McAlester, Mark Bailey
Languages: English, Vietnamese
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Vietnamese.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rory Kennedy, shot by Joan Churchill. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Gary Lionelli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Don Kleszy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger and Frank Snepp carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "How Many Could Be Saved?".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rory Kennedy directs. Joan Churchill behind the camera. Gary Lionelli scores. Don Kleszy cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Vietnamese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 12 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Vietnamese.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Rory Kennedy, shot by Joan Churchill. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Gary Lionelli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Don Kleszy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger and Frank Snepp carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "How Many Could Be Saved?".
9IMDB entry: tt3279124 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 95 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.