Dateline—Saigon

Name: Dateline—Saigon
Genre: Biography, History, War, Documentary, News
Released: May 10, 2016
Duration: 95 min
Cast: David Halberstam, Horst Faas, John F. Kennedy, Madame Nhu, Malcolm W. Browne

2016

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First Run Features | Release Date (Streaming): May 10, 2016 | Not Rated

Starring: David Halberstam, Horst Faas, John F. Kennedy, Madame Nhu, Malcolm W. Browne, Neil Sheehan, Peter Arnett, Sam Waterston

Summary: Southeast Asia, 1960’s. Flash point of the Cold War. Dateline-Saigon tells the inspiring story of a small group of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists — The New York Times’s David Halberstam, United Press International’s Neil Sheehan, The Associated Press’s Malcolm Browne, Peter Arnett, and the great photojournalist Horst Faas — who foughtSoutheast Asia, 1960’s. Flash point of the Cold War. Dateline-Saigon tells the inspiring story of a small group of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists — The New York Times’s David Halberstam, United Press International’s Neil Sheehan, The Associated Press’s Malcolm Browne, Peter Arnett, and the great photojournalist Horst Faas — who fought to report a truth that was vastly different from the rosy version put forth by the White House and the Pentagon during the early years of the Vietnam War…even as their own government sought to discredit them.
Involuntarily, they are drawn into a war of their own that pits the journalists against government officials and ushers in a new era of journalism that seeks to hold the government accountable.… Expand

Director: Thomas D. Herman

Genre(s): Biography, History, War, Documentary, News

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 95 min

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Ben Kenigsberg

Jul 21, 2020

Despite stodgy trappings, Dateline-Saigon captures a swirl of personalities and conveys the excitement of reporting in a fast-moving, confusing and dangerous atmosphere. Read full review

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