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Dateline: Saigon

Dateline: Saigon

Dateline: Saigon

Lies, deception, and the dangerous search for truth

2017•1h 36m•

★8.0(1 ratings)

DocumentaryHistory

Overview

How does a nation slip into war? Dateline-Saigon profiles the controversial reporting of five Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists -The New York Times' David Halberstam, the Associated Press' Malcolm Browne, Peter Arnett, and legendary photojournalist Horst Faas, and UPI's Neil Sheehan -- during the early years of the Vietnam War as President John F. Kennedy is secretly committing US troops to what is initially dismissed by some as 'a nice little war in a land of tigers and elephants.' 'When the government is telling the truth, reporters become a relatively unimportant conduit to what is happening,' Halberstam tells us. 'But when the government doesn't tell the truth, begins to twist the truth, hide the truth, then the journalist becomes involuntarily infinitely more important.'

Director

Thomas D. Herman

Writers

Thomas D. Herman

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Main Cast

Sam Waterston

Sam Waterston

Narrator (voice)

Neil Sheehan

Neil Sheehan

Self

Peter Arnett

Peter Arnett

Self

Malcolm Browne

Malcolm Browne

Self

Horst Faas

Horst Faas

Self

David Halberstam

David Halberstam

Self

Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite

Self (archival footage)

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Thomas D. Herman

Writing

Writer: Thomas D. Herman

Production

Associate Producer: Amy Macd
Associate Producer: Marianne Harris
Associate Producer: Susan Grey
Executive Producer: Richard Chapman
Co-Producer: Randel Cole
Producer: Bestor Cram

Music & Sound

Sound Recordist: Pepijn Aben
Sound Recordist: Dominique Siemens
Music: Michael Josephs
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Greg McCleary
Sound Editor: Geof Thurber

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Randel Cole
Director of Photography: Bestor Cram
Director of Photography: Steve Keeny
Director of Photography: Mark Bakker
Director of Photography: Abdulkarim Sabham

Editing

Online Editor: David Bigelow
Colorist: David Bigelow
Editor: William A. Anderson
Editor: Steven Miloszewski
Archival Footage Research: Jenni Matz

Keywords

vietnam warusa presidentforeign correspondentinvestigative journalism

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Lies, deception, and the dangerous search for truth"

#2

The runtime is 96 minutes (1h 36m).

#3

It was a co-production between: Germany, Iraq, Netherlands, United States of America, Vietnam.

#4

The film was directed by Thomas D. Herman.

#5

The screenplay was written by Thomas D. Herman.

#6

Cinematography was handled by Randel Cole.

#7

This title is listed on IMDb as tt5128292.

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Rating

8.0/10

Great

1 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Dateline: Saigon

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

NR

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

Germany, Iraq, Netherlands, United States of America, Vietnam

Production Companies:

Northern Light Productions

Northern Light Productions

Good Neighbor Productions