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Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

Addressed to the heart of America.

Genres

DocumentaryWar

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

84 mins

Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

01 October 1987

Country

United States of America

Cast

Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn

Mrs. Stocks (voice)

Tom Berenger

Tom Berenger

(voice)

J. Kenneth Campbell

J. Kenneth Campbell

(voice)

Richard Chaves

Richard Chaves

(voice)

Josh Cruze

Josh Cruze

(voice)

Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

Elephant Grass (voice)

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Great Sewer (voice)

Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy

(voice)

Kevin Dillon

Kevin Dillon

Jack (voice)

Matt Dillon

Matt Dillon

Mike (voice)

Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr.

(voice)

Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox

Raymond Griffiths (voice)

Mark Harmon

Mark Harmon

(voice)

John Heard

John Heard

Johnny Boy (voice)

Judd Nelson

Judd Nelson

(voice)

Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen

Alan (voice)

Eric Roberts

Eric Roberts

(voice)

Sean Penn

Sean Penn

(voice)

Kathleen Turner

Kathleen Turner

Lynda Van Devanter (voice)

Robin Williams

Robin Williams

(voice)

Harvey Keitel

Harvey Keitel

Donald Jacques (voice)

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