DVD
Last days in Vietnam / American Experience Films PBS presents ; a Moxie Firecracker production ; written by Mark Bailey & Keven McAlester ; produced and directed by Rory Kennedy ; produced by Keven McAlester ; Moxie Firecracker Films.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781627892759
- ISBN: 1627892753
- Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
- Edition: Widescreen version.
- Publisher: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2015]
- Distributor: [Brighton, MA] : PBS Distribution
- Copyright: ©2015
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Title from container. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Disc 1 : Theatrical version (1 hr., 39 min). From peace to panic -- An urgent situation -- Planning for evacuation -- Saigon under attack -- The airlift begins -- Miki's story -- Evacuating the embassy -- The last helicopter -- Surrender of Saigon -- Disc 2 : Extended broadcast version (1 hr., 55 min.). From peace to panic -- An urgent situation -- Planning for evacuation -- Saigon under attack -- Rush to the embassy -- The airlift begins -- Miki's story -- Evacuating the embassy -- The last helicopter -- Surrender of Saigon. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Editor, Don Kleszy ; music, Gary Lionelli ; director of photography, Joan Churchill. |
| Date/Time and Place of an Event Note: | Originally produced as a documentary released in 2014; broadcast as an episode of the PBS television program American Experience on April 28, 2014. |
| Summary, etc.: | "April 1975. During the chaotic final days of the Vietnam War, as the North Vietnamese Army closed in on Saigon, the South Vietnamese resistance crumbled. The United States had only a skeleton crew of diplomats and military operatives still in the country. With the lives of thousands of South Vietnamese hanging in the balance, those in control faced an impossible choice -- who would go and who would be left behind to face brutality, imprisonment or even death. At the risk of their careers and possible courts-martial, a handful of individuals took matters into their own hands. Engaging in unsanctioned and often makeshift operations, they waged a desperate effort to evacuate as many South Vietnamese as possible"--Container. |
| System Details Note: | DVD format; NTSC, region 1, widescreen; 5.1 surround. |
| Language Note: | In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. |
| Awards Note: | Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary Feature (2015). |
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| Genre: | Historical television programs. Documentary television programs. War television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
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- 13 of 13 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Rowayton Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Part | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowayton Library | DVD 959.7043 LAS (Text) | boxed set | 33625130053890 | Adult Nonfiction DVD | Available | - |
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