Interviews with five former American soldiers who were present at the March 16, 1968 attack on the village of My Lai during the Vietnam War; they discuss the orders that were issued leading up to the attack, their expectations of what they would find there, and the subsequent massacre of the inhabitants and destruction of the village, as well as possible motivations for the killings and rapes which took place. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2002.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Laser Film Corporation
Keywords
- vietnam veteran
- vietnam
- massacre
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Top Cast
Richard Hammer as Himself
Top Crew
Joseph Strick · Director, Writer
Haskell Wexler · Cinematographer
Richard Pearce · Cinematographer
Sylvia Sarner · Editor
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