CinemaOSMovie · 1987 · 1h 24m · PG

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

Addressed to the heart of America.

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Real-life letters written by American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines during the Vietnam War to their families and friends back home. Archive footage of the war and news coverage thereof augment the first-person "narrative" by men and women who were in the war, some of whom did not survive it.

Directed byBill Couturié

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 24m
Language
EN
Released
October 1, 1987
Studios
Dear AmericaGBA Media

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn

Mrs. Stocks (voice)

Tom Berenger

Tom Berenger

(voice)

J. Kenneth Campbell

J. Kenneth Campbell

(voice)

Richard Chaves

Richard Chaves

(voice)

Josh Cruze

Josh Cruze

(voice)

Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

Elephant Grass (voice)

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Great Sewer (voice)

Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy

(voice)

Kevin Dillon

Kevin Dillon

Jack (voice)

Matt Dillon

Matt Dillon

Mike (voice)

Creative team
Directed by
Bill Couturié
Bill Couturié
Written by
Richard Dewhurst

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