The Mills of the Gods: Viet Nam

Overview

An award winning CBC documentary on the war in South Vietnam shot entirely on location. The participants speak for themselves. The filmmakers spend time with units from many services: army, marines, ARVN, air cavalry. They accompany an air force napalm and strafing attack. There are many scenes of Saigon streets and of peasant village life. Soldiers speak of their experiences and their mission to fight Communism in Vietnam. There are scenes of dead Viet Cong, and one showing a VC suspect being waterboarded.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 5, 1965

Original language

English

Countries

Canada

Production

CBC

Cast

Bernard Fall,Nguyen Thai

Director

Beryl Fox

Producer

Beryl Fox,Douglas Leiterman

Cinematography

Erik Durschmied

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0236500