TMDb7.6 / 10

Hearts and Minds (1974)

Name: Hearts and Minds
Director: Peter Davis
Genre: Documentary, War
Released: 1974-12-20
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Clark Clifford, John Foster Dulles, Georges Bidault, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower

The Forever War. Goes On

112 min · United States of America · Dir. Peter Davis

Documentary War 1974 movies

Many times during his presidency, Lyndon B. Johnson said that ultimate victory in the Vietnam War depended upon the U.S. military winning the "hearts and minds" of the Vietnamese people. Filmmaker Peter Davis uses Johnson's phrase in an ironic context in this anti-war documentary, filmed and released while the Vietnam War was still under way, juxtaposing interviews with military figures like U.S. Army Chief of Staff William C. Westmoreland with shocking scenes of violence and brutality.