Last Days in Vietnam (Academy Award–nominated documentary)

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"Last Days in Vietnam" is a historical documentary film that chronicles the chaotic final weeks of the Vietnam War and the dramatic evacuation of Saigon, highlighting the moral dilemmas faced by American and Vietnamese individuals involved.

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instanceOf documentary film ⓘ
academyAwardsEdition 87th Academy Awards ⓘ
award News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Historical Documentary (nominated) ⓘ
basedOn historical events ⓘ
cinematographyBy Don Kleszy ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
depicts crowds attempting to flee South Vietnam ⓘ
helicopter evacuations from the U.S. Embassy in Saigon ⓘ
director Rory Kennedy ⓘ
distributor American Experience Films ⓘ
linked to: American Experience

PBS Distribution ⓘ
editedBy Brian Johnson ⓘ
Chyld King ⓘ
Don Kleszy ⓘ
firstAiredOn PBS ⓘ
focusesOn moral dilemmas faced by American personnel ⓘ
moral dilemmas faced by Vietnamese civilians ⓘ
genre historical documentary ⓘ
war documentary ⓘ
hasInterviewWith American diplomats ⓘ
South Vietnamese officials ⓘ
U.S. military personnel ⓘ
Vietnamese refugees ⓘ
language English ⓘ
musicBy Gary Lionelli ⓘ
narrator Henry Kissinger ⓘ
linked to: Henry A. Kissinger
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature ⓘ
originalNetwork American Experience ⓘ
premieredAt Sundance Film Festival ⓘ
producer Keven McAlester ⓘ
Mark Bailey ⓘ
Rory Kennedy ⓘ
productionCompany Moxie Firecracker Films ⓘ
releaseDate 2014-01-17 ⓘ
releaseYear 2014 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 98 ⓘ
settingPeriod final weeks of the Vietnam War ⓘ
settingPlace Saigon ⓘ
subject Fall of Saigon ⓘ
Operation Frequent Wind ⓘ
linked to: Fall of Saigon

South Vietnamese refugees ⓘ
United States withdrawal from Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Vietnamization

Vietnam War ⓘ
evacuation of Saigon ⓘ
writer Keven McAlester ⓘ
Mark Bailey ⓘ

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