Key Details

Release StatusReleased

Release Date1987-10-01

Languageen

Runtime1h 24m

Production

Dear America, GBA Media

7.1(30)

•1987•1h 24m

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

"Addressed to the heart of America."

Documentary War

Overview

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.

Director

Writing & Screenplay

Richard Dewhurst

Principal Cast

21 credited

Ellen Burstyn

Ellen BurstynMrs. 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 DafoeElephant Grass (voice)

Robert De Niro

Robert De NiroGreat Sewer (voice)

Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy(voice)

Kevin Dillon

Kevin DillonJack (voice)

Matt Dillon

Matt DillonMike (voice)

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