Dateline: Saigon (2017)
Dateline: Saigon (2017)
Lies, deception, and the dangerous search for truth
How does a nation slip into war? Dateline-Saigon profiles the controversial reporting of five Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists -The New York Times' David Halberstam, the Associated Press' Malcolm Browne, Peter Arnett, and legendary photojournalist Horst Faas, and UPI's Neil Sheehan -- during the early years of the Vietnam War as President John F. Kennedy is secretly committing US troops to what is initially dismissed by some as 'a nice little war in a land of tigers and elephants.' 'When the government is telling the truth, reporters become a relatively unimportant conduit to what is happening,' Halberstam tells us. 'But when the government doesn't tell the truth, begins to twist the truth, hide the truth, then the journalist becomes involuntarily infinitely more important.'

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Cast

Sam Waterston Sam Waterston As: Narrator (voice)
Neil Sheehan Neil Sheehan As: Self
Peter Arnett Peter Arnett As: Self
Malcolm Browne Malcolm Browne As: Self
Horst Faas Horst Faas As: Self
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How does a nation slip into war? Dateline-Saigon profiles the controversial reporting of five Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists -The New York Times' David Halberstam, the Associated Press' Malcolm Browne, Peter Arnett, and legendary photojournalist Horst Faas, and UPI's Neil Sheehan -- during the early years of the Vietnam War as President John F. Kennedy is secretly committing US troops to what is initially dismissed by some as 'a nice little war in a land of tigers and elephants.' 'When the government is telling the truth, reporters become a relatively unimportant conduit to what is happening,' Halberstam tells us. 'But when the government doesn't tell the truth, begins to twist the truth, hide the truth, then the journalist becomes involuntarily infinitely more important.'


Tagline: Lies, deception, and the dangerous search for truth
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Documentary, History

Language: English

Release Date: 07 March 2017

Country: DE, IQ, NL, US, VN

Runtime: 96m

Company Credits

Company: Northern Light Productions, Good Neighbor Productions

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Production Crew

Amy Macd

Amy Macd

Associate Producer

Susan Grey

Susan Grey

Associate Producer

Marianne Harris

Marianne Harris

Associate Producer

Randel Cole

Randel Cole

Co-Producer

Bestor Cram

Bestor Cram

Producer

Thomas D. Herman

Thomas D. Herman

Producer

Richard Chapman

Richard Chapman

Executive Producer

Edited By

David Bigelow

David Bigelow

Colorist

David Bigelow

David Bigelow

Online Editor

Steven Miloszewski

Steven Miloszewski

Editor

William A. Anderson

William A. Anderson

Editor

Jenni Matz

Jenni Matz

Archival Footage Research

Costume and Makeup

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Sound

Pepijn Aben

Pepijn Aben

Sound Recordist

Dominique Siemens

Dominique Siemens

Sound Recordist

Greg McCleary

Greg McCleary

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Geof Thurber

Geof Thurber

Sound Editor

Michael Josephs

Michael Josephs

Music

Visual Effects

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Camera

Mark Bakker

Mark Bakker

Director of Photography

Abdulkarim Sabham

Abdulkarim Sabham

Director of Photography

Bestor Cram

Bestor Cram

Director of Photography

Steve Keeny

Steve Keeny

Director of Photography

Randel Cole

Randel Cole

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

Lorie Conway

Lorie Conway

Post Production Supervisor

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