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Title The Vietnam War. Volume one (episodes 1-5) / a production of Florentine Films and WETA, Washington, DC ; a film by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick ; directed by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward ; produced by Sarah Botstein, Lynn Novick, & Ken Burns.

Publication Info. [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2017]

Copies

Location Call No. Status
 New Britain, Main Library - Audio-Visual Materials  BLU RAY 959.704 VIE EPISODES 1-5    On Holdshelf
Description 5 videodiscs (approximately 8.5 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
digital optical surround Dolby digital 5.1 rda
video file Blu-Ray region A rda
Documentary television programs. lcgft
Language English or Spanish dialogue; English/Spanish subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); described video.
Note Title from title screen.
Performer Narrated by Peter Coyote.
Credits Cinematography, Buddy Squires ; editors, Tricia Reidy, Paul Barnes, Erik Ewers, Craig Mellish ; original music, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross.
Audience Rating: TV-MA, L, V.
Summary In an immersive narrative, Burns and Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. Features testimony from nearly 100 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides.
System Details These are Blu-ray discs which can only be played on Blu-ray disc players and will not play on standard DVD players.
Contents Episode one: Déjà vu (1858-1961) -- Episode two: Riding the tiger (1961-1963) -- Episode three: The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965) -- Episode four: Resolve (January 1966-June 1967) -- Episode five: This is what we do (July 1967-December 1967)
Note Special features: The making of The Vietnam War ; Bonus content.
System Details Blu-Ray ; region A ; wide screen ; 5.1 surround/2.0 stereo ; requires Blu-ray player.
Subject Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- History.
United States -- History -- 1961-1969.
United States -- History -- 1969-
Genre/Form Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Added Author Burns, Ken, 1953- television director, television producer.
Novick, Lynn, television director, television producer.
Ward, Geoffrey C., screenwriter.
Botstein, Sarah, 1972- television producer.
Coyote, Peter, narrator.
Squires, Buddy, cinematographer.
Reidy, Tricia, film editor.
Barnes, Paul, 1951- film editor.
Ewers, Erik, film editor.
Mellish, Craig, film editor.
Reznor, Trent, composer (expression)
Ross, Atticus, 1968- composer (expression)
Florentine Films, production company.
WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), production company.
PBS Distribution (Firm), publisher.
Added Title Vietnam War. Volume 1
ISBN 9781531701741
1531701744
Standard No. 841887033404
Music No. VWAR600B PBS Distribution (set)
VWA600B.1 PBS Distribution (episode 1)
VWA600B.2 PBS Distribution (episode 2)
VWA600B.3 PBS Distribution (episode 3)
VWA600B.4 PBS Distribution (episode 4)
VWA600B.5 PBS Distribution (episode 5)
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