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Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

Plot: 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
Release Date: Thursday, October 1 1987
36 years ago
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Portrait of Ellen BurstynEllen Burstyn
Ellen Burstyn was
54 in Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as 'Mrs. Stocks (voice)'.
Wed, Dec 07 1932
Portrait of Tom BerengerTom Berenger
Tom Berenger was
38 in Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as '(voice)'.
Tue, May 31 1949
Portrait of J. Kenneth CampbellJ. Kenneth Campbell
J. Kenneth Campbell was
40 in Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as '(voice)'.
Tue, Jul 22 1947
Portrait of Richard ChavesRichard Chaves
Richard Chaves was
35 in Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as '(voice)'.
Mon, Oct 08 1951
Portrait of Josh CruzeJosh Cruze
Josh Cruze was
37 in Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as '(voice)'.
Tue, Mar 21 1950
Portrait of Willem DafoeWillem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe was
32 in Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as 'Elephant Grass (voice)'.
Fri, Jul 22 1955
Portrait of Robert De NiroRobert De Niro
Robert De Niro was
44 in Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as 'Great Sewer (voice)'.
Tue, Aug 17 1943
Portrait of Brian DennehyBrian Dennehy
Brian Dennehy was
49 in Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as '(voice)'.
Sat, Jul 09 1938 –
Wed, Apr 15 2020
Portrait of Kevin DillonKevin Dillon
Kevin Dillon was
22 in Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as 'Jack (voice)'.
Thu, Aug 19 1965
Portrait of Matt DillonMatt Dillon
Matt Dillon was
23 in Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as 'Mike (voice)'.
Tue, Feb 18 1964
Portrait of Robert Downey Jr.Robert Downey Jr.
Robert Downey Jr. was
22 in Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as '(voice)'.
Sun, Apr 04 1965
Portrait of Michael J. FoxMichael J. Fox
Michael J. Fox was
26 in Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as 'Raymond Griffiths (voice)'.
Fri, Jun 09 1961
Portrait of Mark HarmonMark Harmon
Mark Harmon was
36 in Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as '(voice)'.
Sun, Sep 02 1951
Portrait of John HeardJohn Heard
John Heard was
42 in Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as 'Johnny Boy (voice)'.
Wed, Mar 07 1945 –
Fri, Jul 21 2017
Portrait of Judd NelsonJudd Nelson
Judd Nelson was
27 in Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as '(voice)'.
Sat, Nov 28 1959
Portrait of Martin SheenMartin Sheen
Martin Sheen was
47 in Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as 'Alan (voice)'.
Sat, Aug 03 1940
Portrait of Eric RobertsEric Roberts
Eric Roberts was
31 in Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as '(voice)'.
Wed, Apr 18 1956
Portrait of Sean PennSean Penn
Sean Penn was
27 in Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as '(voice)'.
Wed, Aug 17 1960
Portrait of Kathleen TurnerKathleen Turner
Kathleen Turner was
33 in Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as 'Lynda Van Devanter (voice)'.
Sat, Jun 19 1954
Portrait of Robin WilliamsRobin Williams
Robin Williams was
36 in Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as '(voice)'.
Sat, Jul 21 1951 –
Mon, Aug 11 2014
Portrait of Harvey KeitelHarvey Keitel
Harvey Keitel was
48 in Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as 'Donald Jacques (voice)'.
Sat, May 13 1939

Crew

Portrait of Bill CouturiéBill Couturié
Director
Bill Couturié was
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Portrait of Richard DewhurstRichard Dewhurst
Writer
Richard Dewhurst was
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Portrait of John ArmstrongJohn Armstrong
Still Photographer
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