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    TV Episode | 108 min | Documentary, History, War

The Vietnam War

The History of the World (April 1969-May 1970) (Season 1, Episode 8)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 108 min | Documentary, History, War

President Richard Nixon begins withdrawing American troops from Vietnam, but his authorization of the invasion of Cambodia sparks large protests in America.
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Sep 26, 2017 (United States)

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64 cast members
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Peter Coyote
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Joan Furey
Self - Army Nurse Self - Army Nurse   See fewer
Merrill McPeak
Self - Airforce Pilot Self - Airforce Pilot   See fewer
Hal Kushner
Self - Prisoner of War Self - Prisoner of War   See fewer
Nguyen Tai
Self - N. Vietnamese Spy Self - N. Vietnamese Spy   See fewer
James Gillam
Self - Army Self - Army   See fewer
Karl Marlantes
Self - Marines Self - Marines   See fewer
Duong Van Mai Elliott
Self - Saigon Self - Saigon   See fewer
Tom Vallely
Self - Marines Self - Marines   See fewer
Neil Sheehan
Self - Journalist New York Times Self - Journalist New York Times   See fewer
Nguyen Thoi Bung
Self - Viet Cong Self - Viet Cong   See fewer
Lam Quang Thi
Self - S. Vietnamese Army Self - S. Vietnamese Army   See fewer
Wayne Smith
Self - Army Medic Self - Army Medic   See fewer
Roger Harris
Self - Marines Self - Marines   See fewer
Juan Ramirez
Self - Marines Self - Marines   See fewer
Vincent Okamoto
Self - Army Self - Army   See fewer
Bill Zimmerman
Self - Antiwar Activist Self - Antiwar Activist   See fewer
Carol Crocker
Self - Goucher College Self - Goucher College   See fewer
Jan Howard
Self - Nashville, Tennessee Self - Nashville, Tennessee   See fewer
Tim O'Brien
Self - Army Self - Army   See fewer
Bao Ninh
Self - N. Vietnamese Army Self - N. Vietnamese Army   See fewer
James Willbanks
Self - Army Advisor Self - Army Advisor   See fewer
John Musgrave
Self - Marines Self - Marines   See fewer
Jack Todd
Self - Nebraska Self - Nebraska   See fewer
Nancy Biberman
Self - Antiwar Activist Self - Antiwar Activist   See fewer
Sam Hynes
Self - Northwestern University Teacher Self - Northwestern University Teacher   See fewer
Mike Heaney
Self - Army Self - Army   See fewer
William Ehrhart
Self - Marines (as Bill Ehrhart) Self - Marines (as Bill Ehrhart)   See fewer
Creighton Williams Abrams
Self - Commanding General in S. Vietnam (archive footage) Self - Commanding General in S. Vietnam (archive footage)   See fewer
Spiro Agnew
Self - Vice President USA (archive footage) Self - Vice President USA (archive footage)   See fewer
Sam Brown
Self - Antiwar Activist (archive footage) Self - Antiwar Activist (archive footage)   See fewer
William Calley
Self - Platoon Leader (archive footage) Self - Platoon Leader (archive footage)   See fewer
Walter Cronkite
Self - CBS News Anchorman (archive footage) Self - CBS News Anchorman (archive footage)   See fewer
Le Duan
Self - Leader of N. Vietnam (archive footage) Self - Leader of N. Vietnam (archive footage)   See fewer
Glenn Frank
Self - Geologist Professor (archive footage) Self - Geologist Professor (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert Frishman
Self - Former Prisoner of War (archive footage) Self - Former Prisoner of War (archive footage)   See fewer
Renate Fuhrmann
Self - Sprecherin Self - Sprecherin   See fewer
Bernt Hahn
Self - Sprecher Self - Sprecher   See fewer
Douglas Hegdahl
Self - Former Prisoner of War (archive footage) Self - Former Prisoner of War (archive footage)   See fewer
Maximilian Hilbrand
Self - Sprecher Self - Sprecher   See fewer
Hans-Gerd Kilbinger
Self - Sprecher Self - Sprecher   See fewer
Coretta Scott King
Self - Widow of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (archive footage) Self - Widow of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (archive footage)   See fewer
Henry Kissinger
Self - National Security Advisor (archive footage) Self - National Security Advisor (archive footage)   See fewer
Joachim Król
Self - Sprecher (voice) (version: German) Self - Sprecher (voice) (version: German)   See fewer
Valerie Kushner
Self - Wife of Hal Kushner (archive footage) Self - Wife of Hal Kushner (archive footage)   See fewer
Duc Tho Le
Self - North Vietnamese General (archive footage) Self - North Vietnamese General (archive footage)   See fewer
Paul Meadlo
Self - Americal Division (archive footage) Self - Americal Division (archive footage)   See fewer
Ho Chí Minh
Self - Leader of Viet Minh (archive footage) Self - Leader of Viet Minh (archive footage)   See fewer
Rosalio Muñoz
Self - Antiwar Activist (archive footage) Self - Antiwar Activist (archive footage)   See fewer
Richard Nixon
Self - President of the USA (archive footage) Self - President of the USA (archive footage)   See fewer
William Ray Peers
Self - Lieutenant-General (archive footage) (as William R. Peers) Self - Lieutenant-General (archive footage) (as William R. Peers)   See fewer
Ronald Reagan
Self - Governor of California (archive footage) Self - Governor of California (archive footage)   See fewer
Ron Ridenhour
Self - Army (archive footage) (as Ronald Ridenhour) Self - Army (archive footage) (as Ronald Ridenhour)   See fewer
Simon Roden
Self - Sprecher Self - Sprecher   See fewer
Ernst August Schepmann
Self - Sprecher Self - Sprecher   See fewer
Robert Steudtner
Self - Sprecherin Self - Sprecherin   See fewer
Sybil Stockdale
Self - Wife of POW James Stockdale (archive footage) Self - Wife of POW James Stockdale (archive footage)   See fewer
Hugh Thompson
Self - Helicopter Pilot (archive footage) Self - Helicopter Pilot (archive footage)   See fewer
Josef Tratnik
Self - Sprecher Self - Sprecher   See fewer
Nguyen Van Thieu
Self - South Vietnamese President (archive footage) Self - South Vietnamese President (archive footage)   See fewer
John Wright
Self - Major General of 101st Airborne Division (archive footage) Self - Major General of 101st Airborne Division (archive footage)   See fewer
Chet Huntley
Self - NBC News (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - NBC News (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Bruce Morton
Self - CBS News (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - CBS News (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Reynolds
Self - ABC News (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - ABC News (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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