Last Days in Vietnam (Academy Award–nominated documentary)

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"Last Days in Vietnam" is a historical documentary film that chronicles the chaotic final weeks of the Vietnam War and the dramatic evacuation of Saigon, highlighting the moral dilemmas faced by American and Vietnamese individuals involved.

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instanceOf documentary film
academyAwardsEdition 87th Academy Awards
award News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Historical Documentary (nominated)
basedOn historical events
cinematographyBy Don Kleszy
countryOfOrigin United States
depicts crowds attempting to flee South Vietnam
helicopter evacuations from the U.S. Embassy in Saigon
director Rory Kennedy
distributor American Experience Films
linked to: American Experience

PBS Distribution
editedBy Brian Johnson
Chyld King
Don Kleszy
firstAiredOn PBS
focusesOn moral dilemmas faced by American personnel
moral dilemmas faced by Vietnamese civilians
genre historical documentary
war documentary
hasInterviewWith American diplomats
South Vietnamese officials
U.S. military personnel
Vietnamese refugees
language English
musicBy Gary Lionelli
narrator Henry Kissinger
linked to: Henry A. Kissinger
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
originalNetwork American Experience
premieredAt Sundance Film Festival
producer Keven McAlester
Mark Bailey
Rory Kennedy
productionCompany Moxie Firecracker Films
releaseDate 2014-01-17
releaseYear 2014
runtimeMinutes 98
settingPeriod final weeks of the Vietnam War
settingPlace Saigon
subject Fall of Saigon
Operation Frequent Wind
linked to: Fall of Saigon

South Vietnamese refugees
United States withdrawal from Vietnam
linked to: Vietnamization

Vietnam War
evacuation of Saigon
writer Keven McAlester
Mark Bailey

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