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Vietnam Related Films
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Important Notes:
*For titles that you do not find on this list, please search VOYAGER as well.
*Titles housed in YRL (Young Research Library) or in SRLF (Southern Regional Library Facility) can be checked out without a fee.
*If an entry in the list below does not show a location, the title is housed in the Instructional Media Library.
These titles may only be viewed in the Media Library or checked out for classes through your department.
FILMS:
7 ngay lam vo / Dong Do Phim; screenplay, Khanh Hoai, Doan Truc Quynh; directors, Nguyen Huu Muoi, Pham Quang Xuan. (SRLF)
[United States?]: Dong Do Phim, 2004
1 videodisc (DVD, NTSC); color; sound; in Vietnamese
Originally made in Vietnam. A comedy film. Actors include Hoang Son, Trinh Huyen, and be Mai Phuong.
12 quan do thanh Saigon: an choi xa lang / Vina Video Production.
Anaheim, Calif.: Golden Entertainment, 2003
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
Description of the scenic beauties and cultural activities of Saigon.
100 nam Nha Tho Phat Diem = The Cathedral / Phat Diem, VietCatholic.
Kim Son, Vietnam: Toa Giam Muc Phat Diem; Claremont, Calif.: VietCatholic, 2003
1 videocassette (VHS); in Vietnamese
On the Phat Diem cathedral.
A. J. Heschel remembered / Martin Hoade; NBC.
Jewish Theological Seminary of America (distributor), 1972
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 60 min.
Series: Eternal light, NBC's religious program
An interview with Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel given shortly before his death in 1972. He discusses his philosophy of God and his involvement
in social and political causes. Rabbi Heschel, a refugee from Germany who became professor of Jewish ethics and mysticism at the Jewish
Theological Seminary, combined deep scholarship with a strong moral passion. He marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and opposed the
Vietnam War.
A la verticale de l’e´te´ = The vertical ray of the sun / Sony Pictures Classics, Lazennee pre´sente en coproduction avec le Studio
Canal+, Arte France Cine´ma avec la participation de Canal+ et de ZDF/Arte Hang Phim Truyen Viet Nam; screenplay writer and director,
Tran Anh Hung.
Culver City, Calif.: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2000
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; 112 min.; in Vietnamese, with English subtitles
A deeply moving tale of tradition, love and deception. Three sisters, a brother, two husbands, and a child are living and loving in a
supportive clan that they have forged since the death of their parents. Deep secrets threaten to disrupt their harmony, however.
Agent orange and the Vietnam veteran / Robert K. McLellan. (Biomedical Library)
Secaucus, N.J.: Network for Continuing Medical Education, 1987
Part of 1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 17 min.
Series: NCME
All points of the compass: A Vietnamese diaspora / directed by Judy Rymer, Australian Broadcasting Corporation. (SRLF)
[Australia?]; New York, NY: Filmakers Library (distributor), [n.d.]
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 55 min.
As foreign minister of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War, Tran Van Lam was proud of his Vietnamese heritage. As the war intensified, he
arranged for his nine children to leave the country, advising them to become well educated and bring their talents back to their
native country. The U.S. betrayal of South Vietnam destroyed his dreams. Dispersed to Europe, Australia, and the United States, his adult
children speak poignantly about their struggles to shape new identities in foreign lands.
America takes charge (1965-1967): Vietnam: A Television history, episode 5 / Andrew Pearson; Richard Ellison.
WGBH Boston Video (distributor), 1983
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 60 min.
Series: The American experience
In two years, the Johnson Administration's troop build-up dispatched 1.5 million Americans to Vietnam to fight a war they found baffling,
tedious, exciting, deadly, and unforgettable. Volume 3 in this 7 volume series on the Vietnam War. A detailed visual and oral account of the
war that changed a generation and continues to color American thinking on many military and foreign policy issues. The series offers an
analysis of the costs and consequences of this controversial but intriguing war. (Also on this tape: America's Enemy (1954-1967))
America's enemy (1954-1967): Vietnam: A Television history, episode 6 / Andrew Pearson; Richard Ellison.
WGBH Boston Video (distributor), 1983
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 60 min.
Series: The American experience
The Vietnam War as seen from different perspectives by Vietcong guerrillas and sympathizers, by North Vietnamese leaders and rank and file,
and by Americans held prisoner in Hanoi. Volume 3 in this 7 volume series on the Vietnam War. A detailed visual and oral account of the war
that changed a generation and continues to color American thinking on many military and foreign policy issues. The series offers an analysis
of the costs and consequences of this controversial but intriguing war. (Also on this tape: America Takes Charge (1965-1967))
America's mandarin (1954-1963): Vietnam: A Television history, episode 3 / Judith Vecchione; Richard Ellison.
WGBH Boston Video (distributor), 1983
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 60 min.
Series: The American experience
To stop the spread of communism in Southeast Asia, America replaced France in South Vietnam — supporting autocratic President Ngo Dinh Diem
until his own generals turned against him in a coup that brought political chaos to Saigon. Volume 2 in this 7 volume series on the Vietnam War.
A detailed visual and oral account of the war that changed a generation and continues to color American thinking on many military and foreign
policy issues. The series offers an analysis of the costs and consequences of this controversial but intriguing war. (Also on this tape: LBJ
goes to War (1964-1965))
Amerasians: A Documentary on the plight of children born to American soldiers and Vietnamese women during the Vietnam War,
1962-1975 / producerad 1998 av Gandini Multifilm for SVT Dokumentar Stockholm; med stud fran Svenska Filminstitutet; directed by Eric Gandini.
(SRLF)
[Stockholm, Sweden?]: Gandini Multifilm; New York, NY: Cinema Guild (distributor), [1998]
1 videocassette (VHS); color, with black & white sequences; sound; 52 min.; in English and Vietnamese, with English subtitles; credits in Swedish
More than 100,000 children were born to American soldiers and Vietnamese women during the Vietnam War. Because of their appearance, these
Amerasians became outcasts from society. When the U.S. Congress passes the Amerasian Homecoming Act of 1987, those children who could prove their
paternity were given the opportunity to move to the United States. In this documentary, Amerasians discuss the challenges they faced
before leaving Vietnam and after arriving in America.
Andre Phu Yen: Vi Tu Dao tien khoi Viet Nam / Le Phong Chan Phuoc.
[Garden Grove, Calif.?]: [VietCatholic Network?], [2000?]
2 videocassettes; in Vietnamese
On Catholicism.
Apocalypse now / directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
Paramount Home Video (distributor), 1979
1 videodisc (laser optical CLV); color; sound; 153 min.
Francis Ford Coppola's epic vision of the Vietnam Conflict, inspired by Joseph Conrad's novel, "Heart of Darkness." When Lieutenant Willard
receives orders to seek out and destroy a renegade military outpost led by the mysterious Colonel Kurtz, he embarks on an epic journey to
himself, as he ultimately recognizes an aspect of his own soul in the strange colonel. Cast includes Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, and Robert
Duvall.
As seen by both sides; American and Vietnamese artists look at the war / Southeast Asia-Ozark Project production; directed by
Mark Biggs. (SRLF)
New York, NY: Cinema Guild (distributor), 1995
1 videocassette (VHS); color and black & white; sound; 58 min.
Filmed in both Vietnam and the U.S., this documentary showcases a remarkable exhibition of paintings by veterans of the Indochina War.
Footage of the paintings is intercut with Vietnamese and American archival footage of the war, as well as interviews with participating
artists, historians, scholars, and veterans from both sides.
Bao tinh: Phim mau tinh cam xa hoi truoc 1975 / Du Huong; chuyen phim cua Luu Bach Dan va Le Trang; dao dien, Luu Bach Dan; giam
doc hinh anh, Nguyen Ngoc Minh; giam doc san xuat, Nguyen Duc Thang, Luu Bach Dan.
Garden Grove, Calif.: Du Huong [distributor], [2002?]
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; 102 min.; in Vietnamese
Feature film that tells the love story of a beautiful girl and a soldier. Originally made in Vietnam. Cast includes Kieu Chinh, Hung Cuong,
Thanh Viet, Duy My and others.
Bastards / a Descendants of War Production; De/Center Communications, Inc.; a film by Loc Do.
Beverly Hills, Calif.: Margin Home Video (distributor), 1996
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 98 min.
Escaping Vietnam, two Amerasian brothers arrive in California in search of a better life. One searches for the father who abandoned them. The
other, embittered by life in America, joins a gang, entering an underworld of drugs and crime in Little Saigon. Bonded by a similar past, this
misfit gang ignites a new passion in his life.
The Battle of Khe Sanh / Aerospace Audio Visual Service; Wilbur T. Blume.
United American Video Corporation (distributor), 1988
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 30 min.
Between January 21 - March 31, 1968 one of the most bitterly fought and highly publicized battles of the Vietnam war took place in the small
valley of Khe Sanh in the northwest corner of Vietnam. For 70 days and nights a group of 6,000 Marines and Allied troops held out against a
besieging force of 20,000 North Vietnamese. In telling the story of Khe Sanh, the importance of the outpost to the U.S. command is evaluated
and its defense is given historical perspective. (Also on this tape: "Why Vietnam?")
Bay gio em o dau / Apple Films; kich ban & dao dien, Le Anh. (SRLF)
Santa Ana, Calif.: Thanh Hang Productions, [2001?]
1 videodisc ; color; sound; 97 min.; in Vietnamese
A feature film. Actors include Thu Ha, Le Tuan Anh, and Y Phung.
Ben dong song Trem / giam doc san xuat Kieu Tien; bien kich va dao dien Le Dan, Pham Viet Thanh. (SRLF)
Westminster, Calif.: Apple Films, 1993
2 videodiscs (DVD); color; sound; 107 min.; in Vietnamese
Feature film, based on the story with the same title by Duong Ha. Actors include Ly Hung, Y Phung, Le Tuan Anh, Le Khanh, and Minh Phung.
Bi Vo: (nguoi dan ba an cap).
Vietnam: Danh Muc Video (production company); Fountain Valley, Calif.: Little Saigon Distributor, [199-?]
2 videodiscs (DVD, NTSC); color; sound; in Vietnamese
A feature film, originally made in Vietnam.
Bien dong / kich ban, Kim Cuong; giam doc san xuat, Dao Thu; dao dien, Xuan Cuong; Hang Phim Ben Nghe. (SRLF)
Westminster, Calif.: Dong Do Film [distributor], 1994
1 videodisc (DVD, NTSC); color; sound; 87 min.; in Vietnamese
A feature film. Cast includes Kim Cuong and Nguyen Chanh Tin.
Binh minh chau tho / My Van Films; screenplay, Nguyen Khac Phuc; cinematography, Nguyen Hoang; directors, Chau Hue, Ngoc Phong.
(SRLF)
[Orange County, Calif.]: My Van Films, [200-?]
7 videodiscs (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
A feature film, originally made in Vietnam. Actors include Huynh Anh Tuan, Kim Khanh, My Duyen, Van Anh, and others.
Blouse trang / My Van Films; screenplay, Nguyen Manh Tuan; cinematography, Vo Chieu Dung; directors, Tran My Ha, Ngoc Hiep,
Huu Phuc (SRLF)
[Orange County, Calif.]: My Van Films, [200-?]
11 videodiscs (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
A feature film. Cast includes Tuyet Thu, Thanh Hoang, Trinh Kim Chi, Cao Minh Dat, and others.
Bong Dua Can / screenwriter & director, Truong Dung; cinematography, Lu Trong Tin. (SRLF)
[Orange County, Calif.]: My Van Films, [n.d.]
2 videodiscs (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
Performers include Hoai Trang, Phuoc Long, Thanh Hoa, Bich Hang, and others.
Bong Hong Cai Ao / [Saigon Music]; kich Kim Cuong.
Garden Grove, Calif.: Saigon Music, [2002?]
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
"Noi tieng truoc 1975." Performers include Kim Cuong, Ngoc Giau, Thuong Tin, Vuong Anh, and others.
Bong Hong Viet Nam / Le Binh, executive producer.
[Westminster, Calif.]: VABC Television, Vietnamese American Broadcasting Company, [2003?]
2 videocassettes; in Vietnamese
Contents: Thi hoa hau Sinh Vien Nam Cali nam 2002, 2003; Thi hoa hau TET Los Angeles nam 2003; Dien hanh mung Xuan Quy Mui 2003,
Little Sai Gon.
Born on the Fourth of July / a Kitman Ho and Oliver Stone film; directed by Oliver Stone.
Universal Pictures (distributor), 1989
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 145 min.
The story of Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic, who volunteered as a zealous teen to fight in the Vietnam war and returned a veteran paralyzed from
the mid-chest down. He returned from Vietnam as a very different person and he returned to an environment vastly different from the one he
left. His personal struggle to adjust to his own circumstances coincided with American society's struggle to come to grips with an unpopular
war that it was losing. Kovic emerges as a brave new voice for the disenchanted. Based on the book by Ron Kovic. Cast includes Tom Cruise,
Kyra Sedgwick, Raymond J. Barry, Jerry Levine, Frank Whaley, Caroline Kava, Willem Dafoe. Screenplay by Oliver Stone and Ron Kovic. Music by
John Williams. Directed by Oliver Stone.
Bullet in the head = Die xue jie tou / directed by John Woo.
Golden Cinema City Video (distributor), 1990
1 videodisc (12 in.); color; sound; 120 min.; in Cantonese and Mandarine, with English subtitles
Three friends flee Hong Kong to escape the police and a local gang, one of whose members the three men have killed. The men find their way to
Vietnam and become involved with the black market as the Vietnam war rages around them. They are arrested as Viet Cong and then later captured
by the Viet Cong. As the men try to escape their situation, their friendship is severely tested. Cast includes Tony Leung Chiu Wai,
Jackie Cheung, Waise Lee, Simon Yam, Fennie Yuen, Yolinda Yam. Written by Janet Chun, Patrick Leung, John Woo.
Buoi chieu voi Duc Dat Lai Lat Ma doi thu 14: lan dau tien tham vieng cong dong Phat giao VN tai Nam California, 7/6/1997 =
An Evening with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet.
Garden Grove, Calif.: Lien Hoa Temple, [1997]
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound
The Vietnamese community welcomed the first visit of the Dalai Lama on June 7, 1997.
Cai luong: Ben cau: Det lua. (Contact Southeast Asian Studies Librarian)
Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh: Trung Tam Dich Vu Truyen Hinh, 2003
1 videodisc (VCD); in Vietnamese
Cambodia and Laos: Vietnam: A Television history, episode 9 / Martin Smith; Richard Ellison.
WGBH Boston Video (distributor), 1983
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 60 min.
Series: The American experience
American involvement in these two countries began in 1961, when President Kennedy sent in teams of U.S. Special Forces to aid guerrillas
against the Laotian communists and their North Vietnamese allies, and continued through the resultant 1975 communist Khmer Rouge victory in
Cambodia. When the Khamer Rouge defeated the American-backed government of Lon Hol in 1975, an estimated two million peasant refugees faced
starvation, terror and eventually slaughter. Volume 5 in this 7 volume series on the Vietnam War. A detailed visual and oral account of the war
that changed a generation and continues to color American thinking on many military and foreign policy issues. The series offers an analysis of
the costs and consequences of this controversial but intriguing war. (Also on this tape: Peace at Hand (1968-1973))
Chi Dau / director, Anh Thai; based on the novel Tat Den by Ngo Tat To.
Westminster, Calif.: Dong Do Film (distributor), [197-?]
1 videodisc (DVD, NTSC); color; sound; in Vietnamese
Originally made in North Vietnam and released before 1975. A poor peasant family is oppressed by the local authorities under the French
domination in Vietnam.
Chi Pheo / Apple Films; screenplay, Quy Sac; director, Minh Phuc.
Westminster, Calif.: Apple Films, 2003
1 videodisc (DVD, NTSC); color; sound; in Vietnamese
Originally made in Vietnam. This is the story of Chi Pheo, a young man who is framed for adultery and sentenced to a long term in prison.
After he gets out, he seeks out those who set him up.
Chicago convention challenge / Camera News Inc.
Third World Newsreel (distributor), 1969
1 videocassette (VHS); black & white; sound; 18 min.
An inside look at the Vietnam War protest staged during the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago. The film is designed to show the movement's
actions and goals during the chaotic days of the protests. The footage shot during the protests and the narration recounts the marches,
concerts, speeches held during the Democratic Convention; and the Chicago Police and the National Guard's reaction to the demonstrations, and
the protester's response to the Police. Activists Tom Hayden and Bobby Seale are seen participating in the struggle.
Chicano festival / Tony Rodriguez; KABC-TV, Los Angeles.
Out of print (distributor), 1974
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 61 min.
Series: Reflecciones
Segments from forty episodes of Reflecciones, a public affairs program produced by KABC-TV, Los Angeles, from 1972 to 1974. Includes footage
of hijacker Ricardo Chavez Ortiz, Senator Edward Kennedy, the 1972 UFW strike, Chicano prisoners of war in Vietnam, combatting drug use in the
barrio, immigration issues, Native American concerns, alternative community television, the recall of Los Angeles City Councilman Arthur
Snyder, the annual Roosevelt-Garfield football game, and Chicano firefighters.
Chicano POWs / Luis Garza; KABC-TV, Los Angeles.
Out of print (distributor), 1972
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 28 min.
Series: Reflecciones
Interviews relatives of two Chicano prisoners-of-war in the Vietnamese Conflict. Antiwar activist Delia Alvarez expresses the view that her
pilot brother is a war criminal, while Floyd M. Luna speaks out against the treatment that his son is receiving as a captive.
Chicano veterans / Luis Garza; KABC-TV, Los Angeles.
Out of print (distributor), 1972
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 25 min.
Series: Reflecciones
Three Chicano Vietnam War veterans discuss their experiences in the Vietnamese Conflict, commenting on the special difficulties faced by
Chicanos during their service and after their return to civilian life.
Chiec bong ben duong / story by Hoang Dung, Nguyen Van Tuong.
Westminster, Calif.: Thuy Nga, 2003
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese, with French and Chinese subtitles
Originally made in Vietnam and released prior to 1975. An affair between a married army officer and a local girl in the town ends abruptly
when the officer’s wife finds out. Unaware of the pregnancy of his girlfriend, the officer must confront the secret of his past that brings
them together to face the future.
Chieu tan thu muon / My Van Films; screenplay, Pham Gia Thanh; cinematography, Tran Quang Vinh, Ngo Quy Duong; directors,
Pham Thanh Phong, Vu Truong Khoa. (SRLF)
[Orange County, Calif.]: My Van Films, [200-?]
4 videodiscs (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
A feature film, originally made in Vietnam. Mr. Tan, a married man with two adult children, lives in Hanoi. On a business trip to Saigon, he falls in love with another woman. Returning
to Hanoi, he demands a divorce from his wife. After the divorce, Mr. Tan moves to Saigon, using the proceeds from the divorce settlement to
open a business for his lover. When he discovers that his mistress has a love affair of her own, Mr. Tan is devastated. He becomes
disoriented and wanders in the streets. When news of his situation reaches his former wife and children, they bring him home to reunite the
family. Performers include Duy Hau, Nguyen Thi Tan, Minh Chau, Quoc Tuan, and others.
Chua collection / Television Film Center.
San Juan Capistrano, Calif.: Television Film Center, [2002?]
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; 81 min.; in Vietnamese
Series: Viet Nam dat nuoc con nguoi
A description of some famous temples of Vietnam.
Chua Tau Kim Qui / screenplay, Nguyen Ho; cinematography, Lu Trong Tin; director, Chau Hue. (SRLF)
[Orange County, CA]: My Van Films, [n.d.]
2 videodiscs (DVD, NTSC); color; sound; in Vietnamese
Actors include Le Quang, Hoang Phuc, Kinh Quoc, Nguyen Hoang, and others.
Chung toi muon song / film story & director, Vinh Noan.
Westminster, Calif.: Vinh Noan, [200-?]
1 videodisc (DVD); black & white; sound; in Vietnamese
This film portrays the story of how Ho Chi Minh’s communists killed the rural land owners in North Vietnam between 1952 and 1954. All the
actors and extras in the film are refugees who fled from his reign of terror to the Republic of South Vietnam.
Chuyen 3 nguoi di an cuoi / Asian Music. (SRLF)
Corona, Calif.: Asian Music, 2003
1 videodisc (DVD, NTSC); color; sound; in Vietnamese
Folk drama "cai luong hai," with music and comedy. Originally made in Vietnam. Performers include Duy Phuoc, Duy Phuong, and Thuy Nga.
Chuyen lang Mot / My Van Films; bien kich, Doan Truc Quyhn, Nguyen Huu Nhan; quay phim, Nguyen Van Duc.
[Orange County, Calif.]: My Van Films, [200-?]
1 videodisc (DVD, NTSC); color; sound; in Vietnamese
A feature film, originally made in Vietnam. Performers include Hoang Mai, Que Hang, Hoang Quan Tao, and Dang Thi Tan.
Chuyen nha Moc / [V.V. Productions]; dao dien, Tran Luc.
Santa Ana, Calif.: V.V. Productions (distributor), [200-?]
2 videodiscs (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
Originally made in Vietnam. Mr. Moc’s family lives in the countryside and sends their oldest daughter, Mai, to study at the university in
the capital city of Hanoi. There, Mai gets married and becomes pregnant. Hearing the news, Mr. Moc goes to visit his daughter’s family and
learns that she is in the process of divorcing her husband. Now he must find a way to convince Mai to return to her husband.
Chuyen tu te: Tap II = How to behave : a story about kindness / directors, Tran Van Thuy, Ho Tri Pho; writer, Nguyen Thanh An.
(YRL; in process for SRLF)
New York: First Run/Icarus Films, 1987
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 43 min.; in Vietnamese, with English subtitles
This film about ‘tu-te’—human relations, fraternity, or kindness—explores troubling gaps between nationalistic slogans and Vietnamese life in
a society that no longer seems able to define humanitarianism—or greed.
The Class that went to war / ABC News.
CRM Films (distributor), 1977
1 film reel (16 mm); color; sound; 35 min.
An estimated forty percent of Vietnam war veterans have had problems adjusting to civilian life. Close to a quarter million are unemployed, and
thousands have become the forgotten wounded, the ones nobody wants to talk about. Through the microcosm of one New Jersey high school class,
focuses on the war and its legacy.
Co ut / Minh Thu Entertainment; director, Tran Cong Viet.
Westminster, Calif.: Minh Thu Entertainment (distributor), 2002
1 videodisc (DVD, NTSC); sound; in Vietnamese
A feature film, originally made in Vietnam.
Cold War: Detente: 1969-1975, part 16 volume 6 / James Barker; Tessa Coombs; Brian Moser.
Warner Home Video (distributor), 1998
1 videocassette (VHS); black & white, and color; sound; 46 min.
Series: Cold War
North Vietnam launches a new offensive against the South. The U.S. steps up its bombing campaign but seeks peace through diplomacy. Nixon and
Brezhnev sign the strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT). The U.S. finally withdraws from Vietnam. Detente culminates in the Helsinki
Declaration of 1975. Narrated by Kenneth Branagh. (Also on this tape: "Good Guys, Bad Guys: 1967-1978" and "Backyard: 1954-1990")
Cold War: Make love not war: The Sixties, part 13 volume 5 / James Barker; Cate Haste; Neil Cameron.
Warner Home Video (distributor), 1998
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 46 min.
Series: Cold War
Western economies grow and prosper, fueled partly by armaments production. Rejecting their parents' affluence and the Cold War, many of the
young protest and rebel. There is racial violence in U.S. inner cities. Rock music expresses the mood of a disenchanted generation. Narrated by
Kenneth Branagh. (Also on this tape: "Red Spring: The Sixties" and "China: 1949-1972").
Cold War: Vietnam: 1954-1968, part 11 volume 4 / Richard Melman; Neil Cameron.
Warner Home Video (distributor), 1998
1 videocassette (VHS); black & white, and color; sound; 46 min.
Series: Cold War
Vietnam has been divided since the end of French colonial rule. The North is run by communists, the South by anti-Commnunists. Ignoring
warnings against involvement in a national struggle, the United States commits its armed forces. American protests against the war mount.
The United States realizes this is not a war it can win. Narrated by Kenneth Branagh. (Also on this tape: "Cuba: 1959-1962" and "Mad: 1960-1972")
Cong Tu Bac Lieu / screenplay, Luong Minh Hinh; cinematography, Duong Tuan Ba, Nguyen Hoang; director, Xuan Cuong.
Westminster, Calif.: Lang Van Productions, 2001
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
Cast includes Le Tuan Anh, Viet Trinh, Huynh Anh Tuan, Cong Hau, and others.
Conversation at the White House / AFL-CIO.
Out of print (distributor), 1968
1 film reel (16 mm); color; sound; 28 min.
A discussion between President Lyndon Johnson and AFL-CIO President George Meany on a wide range of topics including federal aid to education,
federal health care, unemployment, law and order, civil rights, housing, and the Vietnam War. Demonstrates President Johnson's commitment to
end the Vietnam War with an honorable peace.
Cop ran chuong thien / by Tran Hung Entertainment; directors, Mai The Hiep, Tran Hung; script written by Tran Hung.
(SRLF)
Westminster, Calif.: Tran Hung Entertainment, [2002?]
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; 132 min.; in Vietnamese
A feature film. Actors include: Tran Hung, My Huyen, Vu Thai Binh, and Dai Trang.
Cua hang Lopa / Dong Do Phim; screenplay, Le Tuan Phong, Pham Thanh Phong; director, Pham Thanh Phong.
[United States?]: Dong Do Phim, c2004
1 videodisc (DVD, NTSC); color; sound; in Vietnamese
A comedy, originally made in Vietnam. Actors include Chi Trung, Quoc Khanh, Trinh Thinh, and others.
Cuon so ghi doi / My Van Films; screenplay, Nguyen Huu Luyen, Khai Hung; director, Tat Binh; cinematography, Pham Thien Thuyet.
(SRLF)
[Orange County, Calif.]: My Van Films, [200_?]
1 videodisc; color; sound; in Vietnamese
Mr. Can is a widower with four adult children. Trung, his oldest, is married and enjoys a good life. The younger three children struggle
to make a living and share a small house. Wanting to give his younger children more space, Mr. Can moves in with Trung and his wife. But his
daughter-in-law treats him disrespectfully, forcing him to recycle cans to earn pocket change. When Mr. Can dies suddenly, he leaves behind
detailed financial records and some money for his younger children. Repenting for their harsh behavior toward his father, Trung and his
wife ask the older man's spirt for forgiveness.
Cyclo / Christophe Rossignon.
Christophe Rossignon (distributor), 1995
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 123 min.; in Vietnamese, with English subtitles
A cyclo is a pedicab driver that transports passengers through the streets of Ho Chi Minh City. A young man scrapes out a meager living for
his two sisters and elderly grandfather working as a cyclo. When his bicycle is stolen by a local gang, he turns to crime to feed his family.
The charismatic leader of a crime ring lures him deeper into the organization. The young man's sister falls under the control of the same man
and turns to prostitution to please him. Cast includes Le Van Loc, Tony Leung-Chiu Wai, Tran Nu Yen Khe. Written and directed by Tran Anh Hung.
Dai Hoi Toan Quan 2003.
Santa Ana, Calif.: COVA/DHTQ, 2003
1 videodisc (DVD); in Vietnamese
Dai Le Khanh Thanh Tuong Dai Chien Si Viet My.
Westminster, Calif.: M & M Video, 2003
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; 72 min.; in Vietnamese, with some speeches in English
A documentary about the Vietnam War Memorial for Westminster dedication on April 27, 2003, in Westminster, California.
Dam hoang. (Contact Southeast Asian Studies Librarian)
[Viet Nam]: Cong Ty Fafim Viet Nam; Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh: Trung Tam Dich Vu Truyen Hinh, n.d.
1 videocassette (NTSC); in Vietnamese
Danh Lam Nui Ba Tay Ninh; Thang Tich Co Thach Tu; Lang Ong Nam Hai; Dinh Thay, Thim / Chau Productions.
Garden Grove, Calif.: Chau Productions; Han Hanh Gioi Thieu Video, [n.d.]
2 videocassettes; sound; in Vietnamese
Dao choi mien dat Cong tu Bac Lieu / T & T Productions.
[S.l.]: T & T Productions; Rancho Cucamanga, Calif.: Gia Dinh Productions, 2003
1 videodisc (DVD, NTSC); color; sound; in Vietnamese
Sceneries of the city of Bac Lieu in Southern Vietnam and everyday life of its residents.
Dat phuong Nam / KC Productions; giam doc san xuat, Nghe si Nhan dan Pham Khac; bien kich & dao dien, Nguyen Vinh Son.
Garden Grove, Calif.: KC Productions; Westminster, Calif.: Bich Thu Van (distributor), 1997
5 videodiscs (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese and some French, with Vietnamese subtitles
The life of a young boy growing up in Vietnam during the Indochinese War.
Daughter from Danang / a film by Gail Dolgin and Vicente Franco.
[Alexandria, VA?]: PBS Home Video (distributor), [2002?]
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; ca. 83 min.; in Vietnamese and English, with English subtitles
Series: The American experience
Heidi seems like an ordinary American girl, but actually she was one of the Amerasian children airlifted out of Vietnam when the war ended.
Two decades later, she is reunited with her mother in Danang and finds herself in a heart-wrenching clash of cultures.
The Deer hunter / Barry Spikings; Michael Deeley; Michael Cimino; John Peverall.
MCA/Universal Home Video (distributor), 1978
2 videocassettes (VHS) or 1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; 183 min.; the DVD version has subtitles in French and Spanish
A group of steelworker pals from Pennsylvania are followed from the blast furnace of the factory to the battle fields of Vietnam. A searing
drama of friendship and courage, and what happens to those qualities under stress. Cast includes Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken,
Meryl Streep, John Savage, John Cazale. Directed by Michael Cimino.
Dem hoi Long Tri / My Van Films; screenplay, Le Phuong, Hoang Nhuan Cam; director, Hai Ninh. (SRLF)
[Orange County, CA]: My Van Films, [200-?]
3 videodiscs (DVD, NTSC); color; sound; in Vietnamese
A King uses his power and intelligence to solve domestic problems and to win the war with a foreign power. Actors include Thu Ha, Vu Dinh Than,
The Anh, and Le Van.
Den hen lai len / My Van Films; screenplay, Banh Bao, Vuong Dan Hoan; director, Tran Vu.
[Orange County, Calif.]: My Van Films, [200-?]
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
A feature film with music. Originally made in Vietnam; first released in North Vietnam before 1975. Cast includes Nhu Quynh, Vu Tu Lam,
Cao Khuong, and Vu Than.
Di tich co do Hue / Chau Productions. (SRLF)
Westminster, Calif.: Chau Productions, [c1998?]
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
A documentary of Vietnam's imperial city, Hue, and her people.
Dien Hanh Tet Nham Ngo, 16/2/2002 / videographed and edited by Nguyen Van Lap.
[Orange County, Calif.]: [s.n.], [2002?]
1 videocassette (VHS); in Vietnamese
Dien hanh Van Hoa quoc Te lan thu 15 nuu Uoc, Hoa ky = 15th International Cultures Parade, New York / Do lien Hie Quoc To chuc;
Gia Bang Video. (SRLF)
Santa Ana, CA: Khu Ho CTNCTVN/Nam Cali, 2000
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; ca. 73 min.; in Vietnamese
A documentary about Vietnamese-Americans and their participation in the International Cultures Parade in New York City.
Dien Hanh Van Hoa Quoc Te: lan thu 16, 2001, Nuu Uoc, Hoa Ky / screenstory, Nguyen Xuan Tung; videography, Nice Nguyen, Ann Tran,
Daniel Esparza, Williams Bosco. (SRLF)
Westminster, Calif.: Vietnamese Broadcasting Company International Media Division, 2001
2 videocassettes (VHS); color; sound; in Vietnamese
A documentary about Vietnamese-Americans and their participation in the International Cultures Parade in New York City.
Doi cat. (SRLF)
Ha Noi: Hang phim truyen hinh Viet Nam, [2001]
1 videocassette (VHS-PAL); color; sound; in Vietnamese
A communist cadre, trapped in the north by decades of fighting, returns to his wife Thoa. Thoa discovers that her husband has another family
when his second wife, Tam, arrives. This combination of relationships provokes interpersonal tensions that must be resolved.
Doi Co Ten Tui Minh / screenwriter & director, Le Van Duy; cinematography, Tran Ngoc Quynh. (SRLF)
Westminster, Calif.: Lang Van Productions, 2000
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
Cast includes Tuyet Ngan, Cong Hau, The Anh, Mac Can, and others.
Doi Mua Gio / directors, Duc Hoan, Khieu Nga; script, Tran The Dan. (IML)
[California?]: Lac Hong, [2001?]
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; 156 min.; in Vietnamese
Chuong is a teacher in North Vietnam in the early part of the twentieth century. He takes his work seriously until he meets Tuyet, a
prostitute who seduces him and becomes his lover. Chuong believes that she can become a virtuous wife, but she is unable to give up other men.
She cheats on him many times, but Chuong always forgives her.
Dong Que Xao Xac / cinematography, Tran Anh Phuong, Ngo Quy Duong; directors, Tat Binh, Phi Tien Son.
[Orange County, Calif.]: My Van Films, [n.d.]
2 videodiscs (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
Cast includes Trung Hieu, Trang Nhung, Quoc Tuan, Cong Ly, Thu Hanh, Phu Don, and Duy Hau.
Dong song vang / story, Quang Vinh; cinematography, Tran Huy Hoan; director, Quoc Tuan. (SRLF)
Westminster, Calif.: JBM Productions, 2003
1 videodisc (DVD, NTSC); color; sound; in Vietnamese
A feature film, originally made in Vietnam. Actors include Bui Cuong, Minh Chau, Thu An, Thu Huong, and others.
Dong tien xuong mau / kich ban, Nguyen Manh Tuan; bien tap, Le Diep; quay phim, Dao Anh Dung; dao dien, Dinh Duc Liem. (IML)
[TP. Ho Chi Minh]: Hang phim truyen hinh Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh; Westminster, Calif.: Apple Films (distributor), 1998
4 videodiscs (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
A feature film from Vietnam.
Drug story / filmmaker, Luu Hong Son. (YRL; in process for SRLF)
Brooklyn, N.Y.: First Run/Icarus Films, 2000
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 23 min.; in English and Vietnamese, with English subtitles
Series: Winds of change
A short documentary by a Vietnamese filmmaker about a small community of opium addicts who live in caves in the mountains of Lai Chau. This
film depicts Vietnamese government officials’ attempts to rehabilitate these people and reintegrate them into mainstream society.
Du lich Campuchia = Visit to Cambodia / Rainbow Production; narrator, Tu Trinh.
Westminster, Calif.: Rainbow Production, [200-?]
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
History and sceneries of the big cities of Cambodia and everyday life of their residents.
Du lich Malaysia and Singapore / Rainbow han hanh gioi thieu.
[Westminster, Calif.]: Rainbow Production, [2002?]
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
History and scenery of some big cities of Malaysia and Singapore and everyday life of their residents.
Du lich Thai Lan / Kim Loi, Inc.; directors, Trong Hoa, Huu Minh.
San Jose, Calif.: Kim Loi, 2003
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
A guided tour of popular tourist attractions in Thailand.
Du lich Thai Lan: One week in Bangkok / Rainbow Production; dien doc, Tu Trinh. (SRLF)
Westminster, Calif.: Rainbow Productions, [2003?]
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
A guided tour of popular tourist attractions in Thailand. With Thai music.
Du ngoan cac cho Sai Gon: phong su dac biet / Rainbow Production; narrator, Tu Trinh.
Westminster, Calif.: Rainbow Production, [200-?]
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
A documentary guide to the markets of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City).
Du Ngoan Mien Tay: Dong Bang Song Cuu Long / Rainbow Production; dien doc, Tu Trinh.
Westminster, Calif.: Thuc Hien Rainbow Production, [n.d.]
1 videodisc (DVD); in Vietnamese
Du ngoan Sai Gon, Vung Tau, Con Dao: va nhung mon an noi tieng / Rainbow Production; dien doc, Tu Trinh.
Westminster, Calif.: Rainbow Production, [2003?]
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; 180 min.; in Vietnamese
Description of Sai Gon, Con Dao, and Vung Tau scenic beauties and cultural activities.
Du ngoan thang canh Tay Nguyen / [Rainbow Entertainment].
Westminster, Calif.: Rainbow Entertainment, 2004
1 videodisc (DVD, NTSC); color; sound; in Vietnamese
Scenery and everyday life in the cities of Dakto, Kontum, Dac Lac, Pleiku, and Vuon Me Thuot in the Central Highlands of Vietnam.
Duc Me La Vang: 1798-1998 / Sun Moon Productions.
Temple City, Calif.: Cac Dich Vu Video, n.d.
3 videocassettes (VHS); in Vietnamese
Set includes: Ky Niem 200 Nam; Dao Hoi La Vang, 13-15/08/1998; Dem Dien Nguyen, 14/08/1998.
Duy Khanh: Mot cuoc doi, mot dong nhac / Lang Van Productions; director, Pham Long. (SRLF)
Westminster, Calif.: Lang Van Productions, 2001
2 videodiscs (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
A tribute to Vietnamese singer/composer, Duy Khanh. Performers include Duy Khanh, Thanh Thuy, Thanh Tuyen, Che Linh, Bang Chau and others.
Includes footage of Duy Khanh's funeral.
The End of the tunnel (1973-1975): Vietnam: A Television history, episode 12 / Elizabeth Deane; Richard Ellison.
WGBH Boston Video (distributor), 1983
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 60 min.
Series: The American experience
South Vietnamese leaders believed that America would never let them go down to defeat — a belief that died as North Vietnamese tanks smashed
into Saigon on April 30, 1975, and the long war ended with South Vietnam's surrender. Volume 6 in this 7 volume series on the Vietnam War.
A detailed visual and oral account of the war that changed a generation and continues to color American thinking on many military and foreign
policy issues. The series offers an analysis of the costs and consequences of this controversial but intriguing war. (Also on this tape:
Homefront USA).
Events that shaped our world / ABC News.
MPI Home Video (distributor), 1989
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 30 min.
Series: ABC news great T.V. news stories
A collection from ABC News of the most dramatic moments in television history. Fourteen events and people that changed the way we view the
world, captured live on television. Events included are the final days of the Vietnam War, the assassination of Anwar Sadat, a decade of
natural disasters, the invasion of Lebanon, the Iran crisis, Libya's Muammar Qaddafi, the space race, terrorism, the Challenger explosion,
the hijack of TWA 847, the eruption of Mt. St. Helens, the Gorbachev era, the Watergate Scandal, Richard Nixon's resignation, and the
Kennedy/Nixon debates.
Fearless: Stories from Asian women, vol. 3: Heart on the sleeve / Film Australia in association with Mask Productions present;
writer and producers, Peter Du Cane, Mathew Kelley. (SRLF)
New York, NY: Filmakers Library (distributor), 2003
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 26 min.
Hundreds of thousands of non-English-speaking workers toil in near-slavery conditions in the sweatshops of Australia. Hien Tran, a former
Vietnamese refugee turned union representative, is speaking up for her fellow workers, trapped by their circumstances and financial need.
First blood / Orion Pictures; directed by Ted Kotcheff.
Carolco Home Video (distributor), 1982
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 96 min.
Sylvester Stallone stars as a former Green Beret survivor of the Vietnamese Conflict whose nightmares of wartime horrors are triggered by a
wrongful arrest in a small town. In the life and death manhunt which follows, he must use all his old skills to stay alive and outwit his
pursuers.
The First Vietnam war (1945-1954): Vietnam: A Television history, episode 2 / Judith Vecchione; Richard Ellison.
WGBH Boston Video (distributor), 1983
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 60 min.
Series: The American experience
The French general expected to defeat Ho's rag-tag Vietminh guerrillas easily, but after eight years of fighting and $2.5 billion in U.S. aid,
the French lost a crucial battle at Dien Bien Phu — and with it their Asian Empire. Volume 1 in this 7 volume series on the Vietnam War.
A detailed visual and oral account of the war that changed a generation and continues to color American thinking on many military and foreign
policy issues. The series offers an analysis of the costs and consequences of this controversial but intriguing war. (Also on this tape:
The Roots of a War).
The First war in Vietnam: A Film / by Marie-Louise Derrien, Marc Ferro. (SRLF)
Princeton, N.J.: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1993
1 videocassette (VHS); black and white, with color titles; sound; 14 min.
Series: Archive of the 20th century
On the Indochina War, 1946-1954.
The Fourth dimension / directed, photographed, written, and edited by Trinh T. Minh-ha. (SRLF)
[S.l.]: Moongift Films; New York, NY: Women Make Movies (distributor), 2001
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; 87 min.
In an incisive inquiry about Japanese art, culture, and social performances, Vietnamese filmmaker Trinh T. Minh-ha invokes the
technology of digital images to examine the significance of temporality, identity, and ritual in everyday life.
From Hollywood to Hanoi / Tiana (Thi Thanh Nga); Oliver Stone.
Indochina Film Arts Foundation (distributor), 1993
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 80 min.
Filmmaker Tiana left Vietnam with her family as a child in 1966. Her father was the Director of Press and Information in the South Vietnamese
Thieu government. She grew up American and became a B-movie actress in Hollywood, often playing the role of female Karate princess. She wanted
to return to Vietnam and retrace her family history. Against her family and friends wishes she made her first visit back. She proceeded to make
many trips back and to produce this film about what she discovered in the country and herself. She meets her family, Ameriasians left behind
by their GI fathers, members of the new generation of Vietnamese, and finally travels to Hanoi where she meets the former enemy.
From the barrel of a gun / Pacific Basin Institute, KCTS/Seattle.
The Annenberg/CPB Collection (distributor), 1992
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 60 min.
Series: The Pacific century
The lives of Vietnamese revolutionary Ho Chi Minh and the Indonesian leader Sukarno reflect the nationalist movements in those former colonies
of Western powers. The series surveys the past 150 years of economic and political development in the Pacific Basin; emphasizing the
interconnections between Pacific nations -- and between those nations and the United States -- within a geographical, cultural, and historical
framework. The series uses contemporary images from ten countries, rare American and Asian footage, and the insights of scholars, political
figures, journalists, and witnesses to pivotal events.
Full metal jacket / directed by Stanley Kubrick.
Warner Home Video (distributor), 1986
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 116 min.
Stanley Kubrick's brilliant saga about the Vietnam War and the dehumanizing process that turns people into trained killers. Young recruits are
followed from boot camp hell to the battlefields of Vietnam. Based on the novel "The Short-Timers" by Gustav Hasford. Cast includes Matthew
Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent D'Onfrio, Lee Ermey, Dorian Harewood, Arliss Howard, Kevyn Major Howard, Ed O'Ross. Screenplay by Stanley Kubrick,
Michael Herr, Gustav Hasford.
Gai nhay: bo phim tam ly xa hoi / dao dien, Le Hoang; bien tap, Ngoc Quang; chu nhiem, Lam Ba Phi; dung phim, Thuy Chung,
Kim Hoang; bien kich, Nguy Ngu.
[S.l.: s.n., 2003]
1 videodisc (DVD, NTSC); color; sound; 112 min.; in Vietnamese
Feature film that addresses some recent social problems in large Vietnamese cities, including sex, drugs, violence, killing, and prostitution.
Gai nhay2: lo lem, le pho / screenwriter and director, Le Hoang; cinematography, Pham Hoang Nam.
[S.l.]: Tam Giac Van Productions, [n.d.]
1 videodisc (DVD, NTSC); color; sound; in Vietnamese
Actors include My Duyen, Quang Dung, Anh Thu, Bang Lang, and others.
Ganh hang hoa / JBM Productions; based on the novel of the same name by Khai Hung and Nhat Linh.
Westminster, Calif.: JBM Productions, 2003
1 videodisc (DVD, NTSC); color; sound; in Vietnamese
Originally made in Vietnam. A flower street vendor is married to a struggling student. When her husband graduates and becomes a successful
writer, he abandons her to pursue a beautiful prostitute. At the end, he comes to a realization and goes back to his simple but loving wife.
Gau co trang / BJ Productions; screenplay, Gia Vu; director, Truong Dung.
[Calif.]: BJ Productions (distributor), [200-?]
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
Originally made in Vietnam. Having witnessed the killing of a mother bear in the forest by animal poachers, a child tries to save her cub
from the same fate.
Gion mat tu than / Thuy Nga Video; Lido Films.
Westminster, Calif.: Thuy Nga (distributor), [1974?]
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
Series: Thuy Nga video
Originally made in Vietnam, just before 1975. Turmoil about the dead body of a husband killed by his jealous wife.
Giong to / Gia Dinh Productions; based on the novel of the same name by Vu Trong Phung; screenplay, Hua Van Dinh; director,
Nguyen Manh Lai.
Rancho Cucamanga, Calif.: Gia Dinh Productions, [200-?]
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
Originally made in Vietnam. Thi Mich, a country girl, is engaged to be married. But then she is raped by Nghi Hach, a government official,
and becomes pregnant by him. Her family sues him, but Nghi Hach wins. He decides to marry Thi Mich to avoid bad publicity, but she is still
in love with her former fiancé.
Go tell the spartans / Allan F. Bodoh; directed by Ted Post.
Vestron Home Video (distributor), 1977
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 114 min.
In Vietnam, 1964, a hard-boiled major is ordered to establish a garrison with a platoon of burned-out Americans and Vietnamese mercenaries.
Based on the novel, "Incident at Muc Wa," by Daniel Ford. Cast includes Burt Lancaster, Craig Wasson, David Clennon, and Marc Singer.
The Green berets / directed by John Wayne and Ray Kellogg.
Warner Home Video (distributor), 1968
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; 142 min.; in English, French and Spanish
Hollywood's first feature film about the Vietnam War and the tone of the film is more in tune with World War II films than the Vietnam War
films produced in the 1970's to present day. This patriotic film tells the story of the soldiers of the Special Forces — crack troops skilled
in the techniques of unconditional warfare. The film is based on the novel by Robin Moore. Cast includes John Wayne, David Janssen, Jim Hutton,
Aldo Ray, Raymond St. Jacques, Bruce Cabot, Jack Soo, George Takei, Patrick Wayne, Luke Askew, Irene Tsu. Screenplay by James Lee Barrett.
Music by Miklos Rosza. This DVD version features interactive menus; scene access; widescreen version; production notes; featurette:
"Making of the Green Berets;" seven theatrical trailers.
Ha Noi: 1001 Cach An Choi & Kiem Tien / T & T Productions.
[S.l.]: T & T Productions; Westminster, Calif.: Gia Dinh Productions, n.d.
1 videodisc (DVD); in Vietnamese
Ha Noi; Van Mieu; Den Giong; Co Loa / Kim Loi, Inc.; directors, Trong Hoa and Minh Vy.
San Jose, Calif.: Kim Loi, 2003
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
Series: Net dep Viet Nam = The Beauty of Vietnam
A guided tour through the city of Hanoi, Vietnam, including a visit to the Temple of Literature, the Giong Temple, and the Co Loa Citadel.
Also includes a trip on the North-South train.
Hai Nguyet / Dong Do Phim; screenplay, Minh Ngoc; director, My Ha. (SRLF)
[United States?]: Dong Do Phim, 2004
1 videodisc (DVD, NTSC); color; sound; in Vietnamese
A feature film, originally made in Vietnam. Actors include Hong Anh, Quang Hai, Hoai An, Co Ba Tra Vinh, and others.
Hair / a CIP feature; directed by Milos Forman. (Music Library and IML)
MGM/UA Home Video (distributor) or Warner Home Video (distributor), 1979
1 videocassette (VHS) or 1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; 121 min.
Film adaptation of the Broadway musical phenomenon of the late 1960s. A country boy spends time in New York City before going to serve in
Vietnam. After walking into a "happening" in Central Park, where hippies sing and dance to music, he becomes swept up in the turbulence and
protest of the times. Musical numbers include, "Let the Sun Shine In", "Hair", and "Aquarius." Choreography by Twyla Tharp.
Halvan kahvin uhrit = The Victims of cheap coffee / produced by YLE, Finnish Broadcasting Co.; directed by Pertti Pesonen. (SRLF)
New York, NY: Filmakers Library (distributor), 2003
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 50 min.; in Spanish and Vietnamese, with English subtitles
Collapsing prices on the world coffee market have thrown millions growers around the world into poverty. Plantation owners are bankrupt, and
field workers are starving. Filmed in Nicaragua and Vietnam, this documentary illustrates the human consequences that the collapse of coffee
prices has caused in producer markets.
Hanoi: 36 pho phuong (SRLF)
[Orange County, Calif.]: Little Saigon Video, 1990
1 videocassette; color; sound; in Vietnamese
Hearts and minds / Bert Schneider and Peter Davis; a Touchstone-Audjeff Production for BBS.
Paramount Motion Pictures (distributor), 1974
1 videocassette (VHS) or 3 film reels (16 mm); color; sound; 112 min.
Powerful and excruciating examination of the American consciousness that led to U.S. involvement in the Vietnamese Conflict. Includes
interviews with American Vietnam veterans, U.S. political leaders, anti-war activists, and Vietnamese leaders and civilians. Exposes the
nature of war, politics, human nature and ideals. Directed by Peter Davis. Highest awards, including an Academy Award.
Heaven and earth / Oliver Stone; Arnon Milchan; Robert Kline; A. Kitman Ho.
Warner Home Video (distributor), 1993
2 videodiscs (laser optical CLV); color; sound; 140 min.
A Vietnamese woman's painful odyssey from a peaceful childhood in a peasant village to a lifetime of upheaval both in Vietnam and the U.S.
She is caught between the forces of North and South in her native country, between the spiritual and the practical; between Vietnamese and
American ways. Based on Le Ly Hayslip's "Child of War, Woman of Peace" and "When Heaven and Earth Changed Places." Cast includes Joan Chen,
Tommy Lee Jones, Haing S. Nor, Hiep Thi Le. Directed by Oliver Stone. Laser disc version revises the opening narration and some early scenes
as they appeared in the theatrical version of the film.
Ho Chi Minh: The Man behind the myth / produced by Reuters Television. (SRLF)
New York: Filmakers Library (distributor), [1996]
1 videocassette (VHS); color, with black & white sequences; sound; 52 min.
A biography of Ho Chi Minh, including newsreel footage and interviews with his contemporaries. Covers his founding of the Indochinese
Communist Party, his learning the techniques of guerilla warfare from Mao Tse Tung, and his military successes against Japanese,
French, and American forces.
Homefront USA: Vietnam: A Television history, episode 11 / Elizabeth Deane; Richard Ellison.
WGBH Boston Video (distributor), 1983
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 60 min.
Series: The American experience
Through troubled years of controversy and violence, U.S. casualties mounted, victory remained elusive and American opinion moved from general
approval of to general dissatisfaction with the Vietnam war. Volume 6 in this 7 volume series on the Vietnam War. A detailed visual and oral
account of the war that changed a generation and continues to color American thinking on many military and foreign policy issues. The series
offers an analysis of the costs and consequences of this controversial but intriguing war. (Also on this tape: The End of the Tunnel (1973-1975))
Hon Dan Viet: Nhung Chuoi Ngay Tranh Dau Duoi Bong Co = The Spirit of our people: The Times we struggle for the flag of freedom /
Vietnamese Broadcasting Company.
Westminster, Calif.: Vietnamese Broadcasting Company, 2001
1 videocassette (VHS)
Hue; Qui Nhon; Binh Dinh; Mo Han Mac Tu / Kim Loi, Inc.
San Jose, Calif.: Kim Loi, 2003
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
Series: Net dep Viet Nam = The Beauty of Vietnam
A guided tour of the city of Hue, Qui Nhon, Binh Dinh, and a visit to the tomb of the famous Vietnamese poet Han Mac Tu.
Inside rice: A Grain of culture / a film by Thimothee Janssen for Acacia Films. (SRLF)
New York, NY: Filmakers Library (distributor), [n.d.]
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 52 min.
This lively film allows us to view contemporary Vietnamese life through the unique perspective of the role of rice in culture. In the
breathtakingly beautiful countryside, rice farmers work diligently and worry incessantly about their crop. In Ho Chi Minh city, talented
cooks prepare a fabulous variety of rice dishes for street vendors and fancy restaurants.
An Introduction to medical care in the United States / University of California, Los Angeles.
University of California, Los Angeles (distributor), 1981
80 color slides + 2 sound cassettes; 14 min.; in Cambodian, Cantonese, English, Lao, and Vietnamese
Series: Basics for consumers
Educational program for newly arrived Southeast Asian immigrants, divided into two major sections. Part 1 describes how to get medical help
from various health care facilities, such as doctors' offices, hospitals, emergency rooms, free clinics, and dentists' offices. Part 2 covers
the services offered by local county health clinics, with special emphasis on tuberculosis treatment.
Kim Phuc / a film by Manus van de Kamp. (YRL; in process for SRLF)
New York: First Run/Icarus Films, [1984]
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 25 min.
During the Vietnam War, the young girl Kim Phuc became a symbol of wartime barbarity when her fleeing, napalm-seared figure was caught on
a newsreel camera. This film is the story of that girl and her struggles to move beyond the senseless horrors of war.
Kliou, the killer / director, Henry de la Falaise; cinematographer, William Howard Greene.
Chatsworth, CA: Milestone Film & Video; Image Entertainment (distributor), 1937
1 videodisc (DVD, NTSC); black & white ; sound; 50 min.; in English
Series: Milestone collection
A white man's fantasy about life in the jungle, filmed during the 1930s among the Moi people of Vietnam. The hero, Bhat, protects a village
of farmers from a man-eating tiger. Good cinematography. A special bonus feature included on the DVD "Legong: dance of the virgins." See
the films list for Indonesia.
La ngoc canh vang / bien kich, Vu Chau; dao dien, Vu Chau, Ba Nam; phu trach san xuat, Pho Ba Nam; based on a novel of the same
name by Nguyen Cong Hoan.
Garden Grove, Calif.: Thanh Hang, [2001?]
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; ca. 90 min.; in Vietnamese
A tragic romance of Nga and Chi. Chi is killed by Nga’s father who wishes his daughter to marry a wealthy husband. Nga finally goes crazy.
La sau rieng / Kim Cuong san xuat; screenplay, Kim Cuong; cinematography, Duong Tan Ba; director, Ly Son.
Westminster, Calif.: Hoa Phuong Productions, [2001?]
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; ca. 40 min.; in Vietnamese
Because her mother owes money to a rich and powerful family, a pretty, young girl has to sacrifice her love to marry their son, who
is crippled. She endures endless drudgery and ordeals from her in-laws, who treat her more like a slave than a relative. Cast includes
Kim Cuong, Nguyen Chanh Tin, Ly Hung, Viet Trinh, and others.
Last reflections on a war / National Educational Television.
Indiana University Audiovisual Center (distributor), 1968
2 film reels (16 mm); black & white; sound; 44 min.
Last report of one of the great combat correspondents of the Vietnamese Conflict, Bernard Fall. Basing his observations on his fourteen years
experience in Vietnam, Fall discusses the nature of the insurgency and the theory of massive firepower, and tries to outline practical
solutions to the war. In the midst of the broadcast, Fall steps on a landmine and is killed.
Lay chong Viet kieu: DVD hai / Apple Films han hanh gioi thieu; screenplay, Moc Linh; cinematography, Le Tri; director, Le Loc.
Westminster, Calif.: Apple Films, [2002?]
1 videodisc; color; sound; 95 min.; in Vietnamese
A comedy film, originally made in Vietnam. A rich young woman loves a poor young man from a rural area. She knows that her family would
object to their marriage, so the young man meets her parents, he pretends to be a wealthy foreigner. Cast includes Y Phung, Hoang Phuc,
Hong Van, Bao Quoc, and others.
LBJ goes to war (1964-1965): Vietnam : A Television history, episode 4 / Austin Hoyt; Richard Ellison.
WGBH Boston Video (distributor), 1983
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 60 min.
Series: The American experience
With Ho Chi Minh determined to reunite Vietnam, Lyndon Baines Johnson determined to prevent it, and South Vietnam on the verge of collapse,
the stage was set for massive escalation of the undeclared Vietnam War. Volume 2 in this 7 volume series on the Vietnam War. A detailed visual
and oral account of the war that changed a generation and continues to color American thinking on many military and foreign policy issues.
The series offers an analysis of the costs and consequences of this controversial but intriguing war. (Also on this tape: America's Mandarin
(1954-1963))
Le Gio Cha Phanxico Truong Buu Diep: Tai Trung Tam Cong Giao Vung Orange County, California.
[Orange County, Calif.?]: s.n., [2000?]
1 videocassette; in Vietnamese
Le Khai Mac: Dong Nam A Van Hoi Viet Nam = 22nd SEA Games, Vietnam 2003 / Dong Phuong Entertainment Group.
[Orange County, Calif.]: Dong Phuong Entertainment Group, 2004
2 videodiscs (DVD, NTSC); in Vietnamese
On athletics.
Le Tan Phong: Duc Hong Y Gioan Baotixita Pham Minh Man: Roma, 21 thang 10 nam 2003.
Clarement, Calif.: Viet Catholic, [2003?]
1 videodisc (DVD); in Vietnamese
On Catholicism.
Legacies: Vietnam: A Television history, episode 13 / Elizabeth Deane; Richard Ellison.
WGBH Boston Video (distributor), 1983
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 60 min.
Series: The American experience
Vietnam is in the Soviet orbit, poorer than ever, at war on two fronts; America's legacy includes more than 500,000 refugees, 2.5 million
Vietnam veterans and some questions that won't go away. Volume 7, the final volume in this 7 volume series on the Vietnam War. A detailed
visual and oral account of the war that changed a generation and continues to color American thinking on many military and foreign policy
issues. The series offers an analysis of the costs and consequences of this controversial but intriguing war.
Letters to Thien / [presented by] Fusion Pictures; directed by Trac Minh Vu. (Law Library & IML)
San Francisco, Calif.: Distributed by NAATA Distribution, 1997
1 videocassette (VHS); color, and black & white; sound; 55 min.; in English and Vietnamese, with English subtitles; 2 pamphlets
Letters to Thien is a documentary video detailing the life and murder of Ly Minh Thien. The video is also an examination of how his death
affected Thien's community and of how it is affecting our communities, and of racial attitudes that may contribute to hate crimes.
The Lover / co-production of Renn Productions; Burrill Productions; Films A2; directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud.
MGM/UA Home Video (distributor), 1992
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 103 min.
Defying boundaries of age, class and race, a poor French teenager embarks on a love affair with a wealthy Chinese man in 1929 French colonial
Vietnam. Based on the autobiographical novel by Marguerite Duras. Cast includes Jane March and Tony Leung.
Mainland Southeast Asia; Maritime Southeast Asia, unit 12: Southeast Asia: Between the giants / Cambridge Studios.
The Annenberg/CPB Collection (distributor), 1996
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 30 min.
Series: The Power of place: World regional geography
"Mainland Southeast Asia" presents case studies dealing with prospects for development in isolated Laos; and rice production in the Mekong
Delta of Vietnam. "Maritime Southeast Asia" presents case studies dealing with the growing importance of tourism in Indonesia; and a geographer
studies Malaysia's different ethnic groups. The series explores the eleven major geographical realms of the world and how they are
interconnected, combining perspectives from physical, political, historical, economic, and cultural geography. Case studies and
state-of-the-art computer-generated maps and animation help illuminate concepts. Noted geographer H.J. de Blij provides geographic analysis.
Maya Lin: A Strong clear vision / Freida Lee Mock; Terry Sanders.
National Asian American Telecommunications Association (distributor), 1994
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 98 min.
Documentary film about sculptor/architect Maya Lin who designed the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. and the Civil Rights Memorial in
Montgomery, Alabama. In 1981, Lin was a 21-year-old college student when her design was chosen for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the film
chronicles a decade of the artist's life. Directed by Freida Lee Mock.
Money, major purchases, housing and complaints / University of California, Los Angeles.
University of California, Los Angeles (distributor), 1981
80 color slides + 2 sound cassettes; 23 min.; in Cambodian, Cantonese, English, Lao, and Vietnamese
Series: Basics for consumers
Educational program for newly arrived Southeast Asian immigrants, covering financial information refugees need to know. Includes using a money
order and a checking account, making a major appliance purchase, searching for housing, and expressing complaints about purchases.
Monterey's boat people / Spencer Nakasako and Vincent DiGirolamo.
Cross Current Media (distributor), 1982
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 29 min.
Examines the tensions between the established Italian fishing community and the more recently arrived Vietnamese fishermen in California's
Monterey Bay peninsula. Illustrates a specific facet of anti-Asian sentiment and the conflicts faced by an industry that is also fighting for
survival.
Mot thoi oanh liet: phim tai lieu chien thang Tet Mau Than & ca nhac. (SRLF)
Westminster, Calif.: Trung tam Mai Ngoc Khanh, 200-?
1 videodisc (DVD); black & white, and color; sound; in Vietnamese
Documentary film made by the General Directorate of Psychologial Warfare of the Republic of Vietnam on the victory of the Tet Mau Than
Offensive.
Moving mountains : The Story of the Yiu Mien / Elaine Velazquez.
Filmakers Library, 1990
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 58 min.
During the Vietnam War the CIA enlisted the help of native people in the fight against the North. The Yiu Mien involvement with the CIA forced
them to flee their homeland. Originally settling in the Pacific Northwest in the United States, the refugees were catapulted from one century
into another. The hill tribes' ancient society in the mountains of Laos, had no electricity, cars, or any other twentieth century technology.
Through the words of the elders and rare archival footage of the Mien in their homeland, their ancient culture is brought to light and
illustrates the struggle to adapt to American culture, while still maintaining aspects of their own.
Nang Chieu / a Lido Film; director, Le Mong Hoang; script, La Thoai Tan; selected actors, Thanh Nga, Hung Cuong, and
Tung Lam. (IML)
Westminster, Calif.: Thuy Nga Video (distributor), [1974?]
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; ca. 60 min.; in Vietnamese
Originally made in South Vietnam before 1975. A dramatic love story about a Vietnamese military officer and an orphaned country girl in the
old capitol city of Hue.
The New bosses / a video by Le Trac.
New York: First Run/Icarus Films, 1991
1 videocassette; 13 min.
Series: South
In the mid-1980s, when faced with massive unemployment, the Vietnamese government began to support the development of private enterprise. This
documentary examines the hopes and fears of three entrepreneurs whose businesses are prospering under “Doi Moi.”
Ngao, so, oc, hen / Hoai Huong. (SRLF)
Westminster, Calif.: Little Saigon Video, [1993]
2 videocassettes; color; sound; ca. 170 min.; in Vietnamese
A feature film, originally made in Vietnam. This semi-comedy depicts corrupt officials and virtuous village people.
Ngay gio = The Anniversary / a film by Ham Tran; cinematography by Guillermo Rosas; distribution by Asia Entertainment.
Garden Grove, Calif.: Asia Entertainment, [2004]
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese, with English subtitles
Winner of 25 international awards for best short film; semi-finalist for the 2004 Academy Award. The film depicts the tragic events of two
brothers, Hung and Hiep. In 1963, their father takes Hiep to North Vietnam, leaving Hung and his mother in Central Vietnam. In 1973, during
the war, Hung and Hiep are reunited in a hapless battle that will leave their lives changed forever. Thirty years later, still haunted by his
memories of war and betrayal, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk performs a memorial service on the anniversay of his brother's death.
Ngay Quan luc 19/06/1973 tai thu do Saigon / [Trung Tam Mai Ngoc Khanh].
Westminster, Calif.: Trung Tam Mai Ngoc Khanh, [200-?]
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
Music videos of Vietnamese popular songs performed by various singers. Includes newsreel of the celebrations of the 1973 Vietnamese Armed
Forces Day in the capital city of Saigon. Also, the demonstrations against Tran Truong, the Vietnamese American video store owner who, in
1999, displayed in his store the Vietnamese communist flag and a portrait of its leader Ho Chi Minh.
Ngon co gio dua / dao dien, Ho Ngoc Xum; kich ban, Viet Linh; adapted from a novel with the same title by Ho Bieu Chanh.
(SRLF)
Westminster, Calif.: Viet Press [distributor], 1989
2 videocassettes (VHS); color; sound; ca. 240 min.; in Vietnamese
Originally released in Vietnam by Saigon Video, 1989. A peasant family reunites after a long separation during the period of French
colonization in Vietnam. The father is caught stealing food to feed his family and is sent to prison. While he is away, the family must
find ways to support itself.
Ngon co gio dua / Thanh Hang Productions; phong tac tu tien thuyet cung ten cua nha van Ho Bieu Chanh; chu nhiem, Huynh Hiep;
dao dien, Ho Ngoc Xum; pho dao dien, Quang Hien; bien tap, Thao Nguyen.
[Santa Ana, Calif.]: Thanh Hang Productions, [2003]
1 videodisc (DVD, NTSC); color; sound; 159 min.; in Vietnamese
A man wants to begin his life again from a background of poverty and jail. He opposes bad officers in his local city and helps people to have
a good life.
Ngon nen hoang cung / My Van Films; screenplay, Le Nhi Ha; cinematography, Cao Thanh Danh; director, Nguyen Quoc Hung.
(SRLF)
[Orange County, Calif.]: My Van Films, [200-?]
8 videodiscs (DVD, NTSC); color; sound; in Vietnamese
A feature film, originally made in Vietnam. Story is set in the first half of the twentieth century. Actors include Huynh Anh Tuan, Yen Chi,
Hong Van, Thien Hung, and others.
Nguoi co don: phim mau tinh cam xa-hoi truoc 1975 / Du Huong; dao dien san xuat, Hoang Thi Tho.
Garden Grove, Calif.: Du Huong [distributor], [2002?]
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; 110 min.; in Vietnamese
A feature film, originally made in Vietnam. An artist faces the dilemma of having to choose between cultivating his art and pursuing wealth
and celebrity status.
Nguoi dan ba yeu duoi / My Van Films; director, Dinh Duc Liem; screenplay, Nguyen Manh Tuan.
[Orange County, Calif.]: My Van Films (distributor), [200-?]
9 videodiscs (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
Feature film, originally made in Vietnam.
Nguoi dep Tay Do / Apple Films; director, Le Cung Bac; screenplay, Tram Huong; cinematography, Truong Minh Phuc. (SRLF)
Westminster, Calif.: Apple Films, [200-?]
5 videodiscs (DVD, NTSC); color; sound; in Vietnamese
The fictional character Bach Cuc, a female intelligence agent, works for the powerful nationalist movement striving to liberate Vietnam from
French colonial control. Parts of the story are based on the life story of historical intelligence agent Lam Thi Phan.
Nguoi ke thua dong ho / screenplay, Nguyen Anh Tuan; cinematography, Mai Hong Phong; director, Nguyen Anh Tuan. (SRLF)
(Title on disc and case: Nguoi thua ke giong ho)
Huntington Beach, Calif.: V.V. Productions, n.d.
2 videodiscs (DVD); color; sound; 269 min.; in Vietnamese
Vo Thu Huong is orphaned as a yound child and raised by a grandfather. When he becomes an adult, he wants information about his parents.
Performers include Le The Tuc, Ta Bao, Hoang Ngan, Thai Ngan, and others.
Nguoi linh Viet Nam Cong Hoa / Thuy Anh Productions; technical producers, Nam Tran, J.J. Wehrly. (SRLF)
Westminster, Calif.: Thuy Anh Productions, [199-?]
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
On the Vietnamese Conflict and the Republic of Vietnam.
Nguoi tinh khong chan dung = Warrior, who are you / giam doc san xuat, Kieu Chinh, Hoang Vinh Loc; chuyen phim & dao dien,
Hoang Vinh Loc.
Garden Grove, Calif.: Asia Entertainment, 2003
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; 105 min.; in Vietnamese, with optional English subtitles
30-year anniversary edition of the 1973 Asian Film Festival award winner. A beautiful and mysterious young woman named My-Lan travels to the
front lines during the Vietnam War, searching for a soldier named Thieu.
Nguoi trong mo / Dai Duong Productions; written and directed by Nguyen Duong.
Garden Grove, Calif.: Dai Duong Productions, 2003
2 videodiscs (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
Originally made in Vietnam, this film is a comedy about Hoang, an unemployed and unrealistic man and Ngan, a lottery ticket street vendor.
They both rent rooms in a house in a blue-collar neighborhood. While Hoang desperately tries to win the love of a stylish girl who lives
nearby, Ngan is silently in love with him.
Nhu Giot Suong Khuya / tac gia, Nguyen Dinh Thieu; dao dien, Dinh Phong, Manh Vu.
[S.l]: [s.n.], 2003
1 videodisc (DVD); in Vietnamese
Nhung Canh Chim: Khong moi: Nghe sy nhan dan: Bay Nam. (Contact Southeast Asian Studies Librarian)
Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh: Trung Tam Dich Vu Truyen Hinh, 2004
1 videodisc (DVD); in Vietnamese
Nhung mon an Ngon 3 Mien tai Sai Gon / Kim Loi, Inc.; narrated by Vo Song Huong.
San Jose, Calif.: Kim Loi, 2003
1 videodisc (DVD, NTSC); in Vietnamese
Series: Net dep Viet Nam = The Beauty of Vietnam
On Vietnamese cuisine.
Nhung ngoi nha tho co Viet Nam: mien bac / director, Diamond Bich Ngoc.
Westminster, Calif.: Viet TV Productions, 1999
2 videocassettes (VHS); color; sound; in Vietnamese
A guided tour through Catholic churches in Northern Vietnam.
Nhung ngoi nha tho co Viet Nam: mien nam / director, Diamond Bich Ngoc.
San Jose, Calif.: Kim Loi, 1999
2 videocassettes (VHS); color; sound; in Vietnamese
A guided tour through Catholic churches in Southern Vietnam.
Nhung ngoi nha tho co Viet Nam: mien trung / director, Diamond Bich Ngoc.
Westminster, Calif.: Viet TV Productions; San Jose, Calif.: Kim Loi (distributor), 1999
1 videocassettes (VHS); sound; in Vietnamese
Nhung ngon nen trong dem / Tinh Que Productions; screenplay, Dang Minh Chau; cinematography, Pham Quang Minh; director, Do Duc Thanh.
(SRLF)
[Orange County, Calif.]: My Van Films, [200-?]
7 videodiscs (DVD, NTSC); color; sound; in Vietnamese
A feature film, originally made in Vietnam. Performers include Mai Thu Huyen, Duy Hau, Thanh Hien, Ba Anh, and others.
Nhung nguoi song ben toi / My Van Films; screenplay, Khai Hung; director, Tat Binh. (SRLF)
[Orange County, Calif.]: My Van Films, [200-?]
5 videodiscs (DVD, NTSC); color; sound; in Vietnamese
A feature film, originally made in Vietnam. Cast includes Quoc Tuan, Nguyen Lan Huong, Nguyet Hang, Manh Linh, and others.
Nhung vi sao thoi lua dan = The Shining stars in battles / a presentation by the Vietnamese Broadcasting Company; a documentary by
Le Binh; screenstory by Vuong Hong Anh.
Westminster, Calif.: VBC International Media, 2001
1 videocassette (VHS); color, with black & white sequences; sound; 75 min.; in Vietnamese, with screen credits in English
Documentary about the famous battles during the Vietnam War and the heroes who fought to the last minute of the war.
Noi tinh yeu bat dau / screenplay, Nguyen Toan Thang, Ho Cuc Phuong; cinematography, Do Duc Thanh; director, Vu Hong Son.
(SRLF)
[Orange County, Calif.]: My Van Films, [2001?]
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
A feature film from Vietnam. Actors include Cong Dung, Thanh Giang, Duc Thang, Huu Do, and others.
Nu trinh sat dac nhiem / KC Productions; giam doc san xuat, Dao Thu; bien kich, Nguyen Huu Phan, Phi Tien Son; dao dien, Xuan
Phuoc. (SRLF)
Garden Grove, Calif.: KC Productions, [199-]
1 videodisc (DVD, NTSC); color; sound; ca. 88 min.; in Vietnamese
A police woman, haunted by the death of her mother, decides to go undercover to solve the crime and find her mother's killer. Cast includes
Tran Gia Linh, Huynh Anh Tuan, Cong Hau, and Cac Phuong.
Nua chung xuan / Hang phim truyen Viet Nam; screenwriter and director, Le Duc Tien. (SRLF)
Garden Grove, Calif.: Du Huong Productions, [1985?]
1 videodisc (DVD, NTSC); color; sound; 150 min.; in Vietnamese
A feature film. Cast includes Phuong Thanh, Tran Van, Tran Quoc Khanh, Trinh Thinh, and others.
Ong co van / based on a novel of the same name by Huu Mai; screenplay, Huu Mai; director, Le Dan. (SRLF)
[Orange County, Calif.]: My Van Films, [200-?]
3 videodiscs (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
A feature film, originally made in Vietnam. Actors include Vu Dinh Than, Nguyen Ba Phong, Nguyen Ba Loc, Minh Hoa, and others.
Peace is at hand (1968-1973): Vietnam: A Television history, episode 10 / Martin Smith; Richard Ellison.
WGBH Boston Video (distributor), 1983
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 60 min.
Series: The American experience
While American and Vietnamese soldiers continued to clash in battle, diplomats in Paris argued about making peace. After more than four years,
they reached an accord that proved to be a preface to further bloodshed. Volume 5 in this 7 volume series on the Vietnam War. A detailed
visual and oral account of the war that changed a generation and continues to color American thinking on many military and foreign policy
issues. The series offers an analysis of the costs and consequences of this controversial but intriguing war. (Also on this tape: Cambodia and
Laos))
Pham Cong Cuc Hoa / Ve Nguon Productions; screenplay, Hoang Phu, Ngoc Phan; cinematography, Dang Quang, Cao Thanh Danh; director,
Luu Bach Dan. (SRLF)
[Orange County, Calif.]: Ve Nguon Productions, [200-?]
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
A feature film, originally made in Vietnam. Performers include Ly Hung, Diem Huong, Cong Hau, Phuong Duy, and others.
Phia truoc la bau troi / My Van Films; screenplay, Dang Dieu Huong, Nguyen Kim Thoa, Tran Thanh Linh; cinematography,
Tran Anh Phuong; director, Do Thanh Hai. (SRLF)
[Orange County, Calif.]: Apple Films; My Van Films, [2004]
4 videodiscs (DVD); color; sound; 692 min.; in Vietnamese
A feature film, originally made in Vietnam. Cast includes Thu Nga, Ha Huong, Kieu Anh, Thanh Vinh, and others.
Phim Mau Truoc 1975: 5 Vua He Ve Lang.
[S.l.: s.n.; 1975?]
1 videodisc (DVD); in Vietnamese
Phim tai lieu: Ky uc: Dien Bien, phan 1. (Contact Southeast Asian Studies Librarian)
Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh: Trung Tam Dich Vu Truyen Hinh, 2004
1 videodisc (VCD); in Vietnamese
Phim tai lieu: Ky uc: Dien Bien, phan 2. (Contact Southeast Asian Studies Librarian)
Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh: Trung Tam Dich Vu Truyen Hinh, 2004
1 videodisc (VCD); in Vietnamese
Phim tai lieu: Nhung nam thang hao hung 2: Dau son binh gia. (Contact Southeast Asian Studies Librarian)
Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh: Trung Tam Dich Vu Truyen Hinh, 2001
1 videodisc (VCD); in Vietnamese
Phim tai lieu: Nhung nam thang hao hung 5: Tieu doan 307. (Contact Southeast Asian Studies Librarian)
Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh: Trung Tam Dich Vu Truyen Hinh, 2001
1 videodisc (VCD); in Vietnamese
Phim tai lieu: Nhung nam thang hao hung 6. (Contact Southeast Asian Studies Librarian)
Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh: Trung Tam Dich Vu Truyen Hinh, 2001
Contains: 1. Gap lai ap bac; 2. Dem trang vinh loc.
1 videodisc (VCD); in Vietnamese
Phim Truyen Ben Song Trang / screenplay, Phan Cao Toai; director, Do Phu Hai.
Upland, Calif.: Sac Mau Entertainment, 2003
2 videodiscs (DVD, NTSC); color; sound; in Vietnamese
Actors include Phan Thu Ngan, Chi Bao, Nguyen Chanh Tin, Thuy Trang, Minh Dat, and others.
Phim Truyen Cua De Danh / cinematography, Tran Anh Phuong, Hoa Sy, Xuan Lam. (SRLF)
Santa Ana, Calif.: V.V. Productions, n.d.
4 videodiscs (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
Actors include Hoang Yen, Mai Chau, Hoang Dung, Anh Tu, and others.
Platoon / written and directed by Oliver Stone.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1986
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; 120 min.; in English, French, and Spanish, with subtitles in all three languages
Upon arrival in Vietnam, a young, naive American soldier learns the realities of war. Not only will he battle the Viet Cong, but also his own
fear, physical exhaustion, and the intense anger growing within himself, if he is to survive the war. The young soldier is also witness to the
struggle for control of the troops by his two commanding officers, who wage a personal war against each other as they fight for the hearts and
minds of their men. The conflict, chaos, and hatred of the young man's situation overwhelm and numb him to the life and death struggle that
surrounds him. Cast includes Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen. Music by Georges Delerue. Written and directed by Oliver Stone.
This DVD version features a widescreen 16:9, 1:85:1 theatrical release format; interactive menus; "Tour of the Inferno" documentary featuring
interviews with the director, cast and crew; audio commentary by director Oliver Stone; audio commentary by military supervisor
Captain Dale Dye; photo gallery; collectible booklet; original theatrical trailer; TV spots; languages: English (5.1 surround and stereo),
French (stereo surround), and Spanish (mono); English closed captioning; subtitles: French and Spanish.
The presidency, the press and the people / The University of California and KPBS-TV, San Diego.
PBS Video (distributor), 1990
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 120 min.
Ten former presidential press secretaries explore the pressures of this powerful political appointment in light of growing media power and
pressures brought about by such historic events as the war in Vietnam and Watergate. George Reedy, Bill Moyers and George Christian of the
Johnson administration; Jerald TerHorst and Ron Nessen of the Ford administration; and James Brady of the Reagan administration consider the
ethical and practical dilemmas of their former position. Moderated by John Chancellor.
Quest for a homeland / Sylvia Morales; Susan Racho; Mylene Moreno; Robert Cozens.
National Latino Communications Center Educational Media (distributor), 1996
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 57 min.
Series: Chicano
The first episode of "Chicano," a four-part series that explores the cultural conflicts that have marked the relationships between
Mexican American and Anglo American institutions in the United States. In this first episode the events at Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico,
that sparked a national movement for social justice are examined. Also, the 1967 struggle by Mexican Americans to regain ownership of
New Mexico lands guaranteed them by the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is covered and then the landmark Denver Youth Conference in 1969,
where hundreds of Mexican youth met to plan their national agenda is revisited. The program concludes with the Chicano Moratorium March
against the Vietnam War, held in East Los Angeles in 1970 -- an event that turned into a tragic riot resulting in the death of renowned
journalist Ruben Salazar.
The Quiet American / Miramax Films and Intermedia Films present a Mirage Enterprises, Saga Pictures, IMF production; screenplay by Christopher
Hampton and Robert Schenkkan; directed by Phillip Noyce. (YRL and IML)
[United States]: Miramax Home Entertainment; Burbank, Calif.: Buena Vista Home Entertainment (distributor), 2002
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; 101 min.
A political thriller set in Vietnam in the early 1950s. A young American falls in love with the beautiful mistress of a British journalist.
As war rages around them, these three sink deeper into a world of drugs, passion, and betrayal where nothing is as it seems.
Rambo: First blood, part II / directed by George P. Cosmatos.
Avid Home Entertainment (distributor) or Artisan Entertainment (distributor), 1985
1 videocassette (VHS) or 1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; 95 min.; DVD has subtitles in Spanish
In search of American POW's, John Rambo is sent on a secret and dangerous mission in Vietnam... only to discover he's been double-crossed by
his superiors. Armed with just his bow, arrows, and knife, Rambo is left to fend for himself in the fierce and hostile jungle. Rambo vows to
take revenge on those who double-crossed him. Cast includes Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Charles Napier, Steven Berkoff.
Regret to inform / written, directed, and produced by Barbara Sonneborn.
Docurama (distributor), 1998
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 72 min.
Filmmaker Barbara Sonneborn ventures to Vietnam twenty years after her husband was killed in a mortar attack. She finds a mesmerizing
landscape filled with the psychic remnants of war. She talks to those on all sides of the struggle, discovering a common bond in loss and
ultimately understanding. The film is filled with extraordinary archival footage, visions of modern day Vietnam, and heart-wrenching stories
from American and Vietnamese women who lost their husbands to war.
Requiem – 29 / David Garcia.
Out of print (distributor), 1970
1 videocassette (VHS) or 1 film reel (16 mm); color; sound; 29 min.
Documentary account of the historic Chicano Moratorium of August 1970, in Los Angeles. Interweaves footage of the mass march and police
reaction with the later inquest into the death of Chicano journalist Ruben Salazar, who was killed by police during the demonstration. The
courtroom behavior of the presiding judge unexpectedly provides an illustration of the racial prejudice faced by Mexican Americans.
Richard M. Nixon / Anthony Palmer Productions.
Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution (distributor), 1991
1 videocassette (VHS); 3 copies; color; sound; 52 min.
Series: We the people
Former President Richard Nixon discusses the presidency from the perspective of his long career in public service. Covers the practical
handicaps of divided government, secret diplomacy and covert operations, Presidential campaigning, and relations with the media. Also examines
the War Powers Resolution and other Congressional limitations upon the President's conduct in the context of the Vietnam Conflict and the
Arab-Israeli Conflict of 1973.
Roots of a war: Vietnam: A Television history, episode 1 / Judith Vecchione; Richard Ellison.
WGBH Boston Video (distributor), 1983
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 60 min.
Series: The American experience
Despite cordial relations between American intelligence officers and communist leader Ho Chi Minh in the turbulent closing months of
World War II, French and British hostility to the Vietnamese revolution laid the groundwork for a new war. Volume 1 in this 7 volume series on
the Vietnam War. A detailed visual and oral account of the war that changed a generation and continues to color American thinking on many
military and foreign policy issues. The series offers an analysis of the costs and consequences of this controversial but intriguing war.
(Also on this tape: The First Vietnam War (1945-1954))
Sai Gon an choi: ngay nay / Vina Video production. (SRLF)
Anaheim, Calif.: Vina Video & Golden Entertainment, 2003
1 videodisc (DVD, NTSC); color; sound; in Vietnamese
A documentary visit to Saigon, Vietnam, showing the everyday life and night life of its residents.
Sai Gon daily / scriptwriter, Phuong Thao; director, Le Hong Hiep. (SRLF)
Garden Grove, Calif.: Pho Bien Productions, [200-?]
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
A documentary on scenery and everyday life in Saigon. Narrated by Tu Trinh.
Saigon dan choi thu thiet: phong su dac biet / [T & T Productions]. (SRLF)
R. Cucamanga, Calif.: T & T Productions; Gia Dinh Productions [distributor], 2000
1 videodisc; color; sound; ca. 113 min.; in Vietnamese
A documentary on daily life and social problems in Ho Chi Minh City.
Samsara / a film by Ellen Bruno; produced at the Department of Communication, Stanford University.
Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J.: Samsara Film Library, 1989
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 29 min.
Documents the suffering, loss, and rebirth of the Cambodian people in the aftermath of the take over of Cambodia by Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge
revolutionary forces and the subsequent invasion of Cambodia by Viet Nam.
Sapa; Tam Coc, Bich Dong, Den vua Dinh – vua Le, Dong Tien / Kim Loi, Inc.; directors, Trong Hoa, Minh Vy.
San Jose, Calif.: Kim Loi, 2003
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
Series: Net dep Viet Nam = The Beauty of Vietnam
A guided tour of the city of Sapa in Northern Vietnam. Also a visit to some attractions of the region of Ninh Binh, such as Tam Coc Caves,
Bich Dong Grotto, Royal Tombs.
The Scent of green papaya / Les Productions Lazennec en coproduction avec La SFP Cinema, La Sept Cinema, avec la
participation de Canal +, Le Centre National de la Cinematographie; un film e´crit et re´alise´ par Tra^n Anh Hung.
[Culver City, Calif.]: Columbia Tristar Home Video, 1993
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; 104 min.; in Vietnamese, with English subtitles
Set in Vietnam in the 1950s and 1960s, this is the story of a shy peasant girl who moves to Saigon to become a household servant. As she grows
into a beautiful young woman, she develops an enduring but secret attachment with an upper-class friend of the family.
Share Phong Share Tinh / Phim Truyen; story from book with the same name by Lam Tuong Du; directed by Le Tuan. (SRLF)
Santa Ana, Calif.: The Gioi Cuoi (distributor), n.d.
1 videodisc (DVD); in Vietnamese
Shoot for the contents / a film directed, written, and edited by Trinh T. Minh-ha. (SRLF)
[S.l.]: Moongift Films; New York, NY: Women Make Movies, 1991
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; 102 min.
Vietnamese filmmaker Trinh T. Minh-ha examines power and change in Chinese politics and culture since Tiennamen Square.
Shopping for the family: Clothing and personal care / University of California, Los Angeles.
University of California, Los Angeles (distributor), 1981
80 color slides + 2 sound cassettes; 20 min.; in Cambodian, Cantonese, English, Lao, and Vietnamese
Series: Basics for consumers
Educational program for newly arrived Southeast Asian immigrants, designed to teach refugees about shopping for clothing and personal care
items, such as soap, cream, lotion, shampoo, deodorant, and toothpaste. Emphasizes the need to check and compare prices and quality, and to
seek advice on clothing and product usage.
Shopping for the family: Food / University of California, Los Angeles.
University of California, Los Angeles (distributor), 1981
80 color slides + 2 sound cassettes; 23 min.; in Cambodian, Cantonese, English, Lao, and Vietnamese
Series: Basics for consumers
Educational program for newly arrived Southeast Asian immigrants, introducing the refugee to the American food market. Covers concepts such as
types of packaging, content labels, unit pricing, and quantity buying. Emphasizes comparing prices and quality, and introduces the concept of
choice by showing the wide variety of products available in the American supermarket.
Smuggling / filmmakers, Do Doan Tranh & Tran Anh Phoung. (YRL; in process for SRLF)
Brooklyn, N.Y.: First Run/Icarus Films, 2000
1 videocassette; color; sound; 12 min.; in English and Vietnamese, with English subtitles
Series: Winds of change
Desperately poor, many people in the border town of Mong Cai have turned to smuggling to make ends meet. To combat the illegal trade, an
elite unit of Vietnamese police officers struggles to enforce customs and tax laws.
So do / kich ban, Hua Van Dinh; [dao dien, Ha Van Trong]; based on a novel by Vu Trong Phung.
Rancho Cucamanga [sic], Calif.: Gia Dinh Productions, 2003
2 videodiscs (DVD); color; sound; 254 min.; in Vietnamese
Originally televised as a mini-series in 1990. Set in 1930s Vietnam, the film tells the stories of people who adopted the ways of Westerners
in a modern, French-influenced society.
Soldiers in our eyes: Vietnam veterans, thanks = Nhung nguoi linh trong mat chung toi / Vietnamese Broadcasting Company;
executive producer, Binh Le. 2nd ed.
Westminster, Calif.: Vietnamese Broadcasting Company, 2000
1 videocassette (VHS); sound; in English and Vietnamese
A feature documentary about famous battles during the Vietnam War and the heroes who fought to the last minute of the war.
Song ngam / screenplay, Nguyen Thu Dung; cinematography, Pham Quang Minh; directors, Vu Hong Anh, Nguyen Huu Trong.
(SRLF)
[Orange County, Calif.]: My Van Films, [200-?]
2 videodiscs (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
A feature film, originally made in Vietnam. Cast includes Mai Thu Huyen, Hoang Chi Cong, Le Dung Nhi, Que Hang, and others.
Song o day song / screenwriters, Le Luu, Le Ngoc Minh; director, Le Duc Tien.
Mountain View, Calif.: Dong Do Productions, 2003
7 videodiscs (DVD, NTSC); color; sound; in Vietnamese
Originally made in Vietnam. Mr. Dai already has three sons by his ex-wives, but he lives alone. This is the sad story of his maid,
Mrs. Hien. Mr. Dai has an affair with Mrs. Hien, giving her three children. Mr. Dai does not treat Mrs. Hien and the children like family,
however. Instead he treats them with antagonism and cruelty.
Song tinh: phim mau tinh cam xa hoi truoc 1975 / Du Huong; dao dien, Dinh Xuan Hoa; giam doc san xuat, Phung Tu Thanh; giam doc
thuong mai, Dang Khanh Nguyen; giam doc hinh anh, Vinh Hien.
Garden Grove, Calif.: Du Huong (distributor), [2002?]
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; 111 min.; in Vietnamese
A feature film, originally made in Vietnam. A young couple is separated and reunited after many vicissitudes.
Southeast Asia I: Vietnam, Cambodia / JVC - Victor Company of Japan.
Rounder Records (distributor), 1990
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 50 min.
Series: JVC video anthology of world music and dance
Demonstrations of Vietnamese and Cambodian music and dance: Water puppet play; Sao - bamboo flute, with ensemble; Saranai (shawm) and
trong ki nang (drum); Roneat - xylophone, with flat gongs; Sao phong tieu (flute), t'rung (xylophone), and angklung (bamboo tubes);
Dan tranh - zither ensemble: "Treo len nui thien thai" ("Climbing Mount Thien Thai"); Folk song with dance: "Ngoi tua man thuyen"
("Reclining on the side of a boat"); Folk instruments performance; Saranai (shawm), trong bara nung (drums), and trong ki nang (small gong);
Gong ensemble; Festival of the Gialai people; Apsara dance; Lakhon Bassac - dance-drama; Folk instruments performance; Wedding ceremony.
Study guide available.
The Story of Vinh / directed by Keiko Tsuno.
1990, National Asian American Telecommunications Association (distributor), 1990
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 60 min.
The son of a U.S. serviceman and a Vietnamese mother arrives at JFK Airport dazed and confused, speaking no English. Vinh Dinh's difficult
life in the U.S. explodes the concept of the American Dream. Through his eyes, we are compelled to examine the complex legacy of abandoned
children during wartime.
Streamers / Robert Altman and Nick J Mileti.
Image Entertainment (distributor), 1983
1 videodisc (laser optical CLV); color; sound; 118 min.
Four young recruits and two veterans in a claustrophobic army barracks await the orders that will send them to Vietnam. Threatened by forces
beyond their control, they are driven to a confrontation as violent and psychologically devastating as the war itself. Directed by Robert Altman;
based on the play by David Rabe.
Surname Viet given name Nam / directed by Trinh T. Minh-ha; Jean-Paul Bourdie. (SRLF)
Women Make Movies (distributor), 1989
1 videodisc (DVD) or 1 videocassette (VHS); color, with black & white sequences; sound; 108 min.
Filmmaker Trinh T. Minh-ha explores the role of Vietnamese women historically and in contemporary society. Through the use of dance, printed
texts, folk poetry, and the words and experiences of Vietnamese women in Vietnam, both North and South, and the United States, official
culture is challenged by the voices of women. The documentary is a theoretically and formally complex work that explores the difficulty of
translation, and themes of dislocation and exile, critiquing both traditional society and life since the war.
A Tale of love / a film by Trinh T. Minh-ha; Jean-Paul Bourdier.
Women Make Movies (distributor), 1995
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 108 min.
The story of Kieu, a Vietnamese immigrant, who is in love with "Love." Kieu is a free-lance writer and a model for a photographer. Voyeurism
is one of the threads that structure the narrative of the film. The film exposes the fiction of love in love stories and the process of
consumption. The film maker eloquently evokes an understanding of the allusive and powerful connections between love, sensuality, voyeurism,
and identity. The film is loosely inspired by "The Tale of Kieu," the Vietnamese national poem of love.
Tay nguyen: Coi nguon. (Contact Southeast Asian Studies Librarian)
[Viet Nam]: Hang Phim Truyen Viet Nam, 1997
1 videocassette (PAL); in Vietnamese
On the Montagnards.
Television and the presidency / Guber/Peters Productions.
Guber/Peters Productions (distributor), 1984
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 114 min.
Theodore H. White hosts an examination of the relationship between the most powerful office in the world and the most powerful medium in the
world. Beginning with the 1952 presidential campaign, covers the first television campaign commercial, Richard Nixon's Checkers speech, John
Kennedy's assassination, the Vietnam War, Watergate, the Iranian hostage crisis, and Ronald Reagan's election in 1980. Stresses the influence
of television on campaign styles and tactics, and questions whether candidates are prisoners of television or its willing victims.
Tet 1968: Vietnam: A Television history, episode 7 / Austin Hoyt; Richard Ellison.
WGBH Boston Video (distributor), 1983
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 60 min.
Series: The American experience
The massive enemy offensive at the lunar new year decimated the Vietcong and failed to topple the Saigon government but led to the beginning of
America's military withdrawal from Vietnam. Volume 4 in this 7 volume series on the Vietnam War. A detailed visual and oral account of the war
that changed a generation and continues to color American thinking on many military and foreign policy issues. The series offers an analysis
of the costs and consequences of this controversial but intriguing war. (Also on this tape: Vietnamizing the War (1968-1973))
Tham lang cho dem Saigon: (Doi cho) / Vina Video & Golden Entertainment. (SRLF)
Anaheim, Calif.: Vina Video & Golden Entertainment; [Gia Dinh Productions, distributor], 2003
1 videodisc (DVD, NTSC); color; sound; in Vietnamese
A visit to the night markets in the city of Saigon, Vietnam.
Thien duong cho co gai nhay / based on a novel by James Hadley Chase; screenplay, Nguyen Ngoc Hien, Nguyen Thi Tuyet Nga; director,
Nguyen Ngoc Hien. (SRLF)
Alternative titles: Thien duong cho nguoi vu nu; Tinh ky nu; A Lotus for Miss Le Chau
Westminster, Calif.: Que Huong Video Productions; JBM Productions [distributor], [1990?]
1 videodisc (DVD, NTSC); color; sound; in Vietnamese
A tragic romance between an American, Jeffe, and a Vietnamese dancing girl, Le Chau. Jeffe accidentally kills his maid, who may have
discovered his hidden bag of diamonds. Jeffe goes into hiding. After Le Chau is murdered for refusing to reveal his location, Jeffe flees the
country, leaving all his diamonds behind. Originally made in Vietnam. Performers include Thanh Lan, Robert Hai, Lam Toi, Van Dau, and others.
Three seasons / Jason Kliot, Joana Vicente, Tony Bui.
USA Home Entertainment (distributor), 1999
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 110 min.; in Vietnamese, with English subtitles
Vietnam is changing, the beautiful old city of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) is quickly fading into the neon glare of Western progress. Four
ordinary people struggle to make their place in the new society. Four stories weave through the film, a young woman is hired to pick and sell
lotuses for a reclusive ex-poet; a cyclo driver has feelings for an ambitious prostitute; a young boy sells trinkets out of a suitcase on the
street; and an ex-G.I. searches for the daughter he left behind. Cast includes Don Duong, Nguyen Ngoc Hiep, Tran Manh Cuong, Zoe Bui, Nguyen
Huu Duoc, Harvey Keitel. Story by Tony Bui and Timothy Linh Bui. Written and directed by Tony Bui.
Thung lung hoang vang = The deserted valley / Dong Do Phim.
[United States?]: Dong Do Phim, 2004
1 videodisc (DVD, NTSC); color; sound; in Vietnamese with English subtitles
A feature film, originally made in Vietnam. Performers include Thu Trang, Giang A Phai, Giang A Tu, and Trung Dung.
Thuong nho dong que = Nostalgia for the countryside / Discovery Communications PTE Ltd. presents a Hoda Film and NHK production;
written and directed by Dang Nhat Minh; director of photography, Nguyen Huu Tuan.
Singapore: Discovery Communications, [1996]
1 videodisc (DVD, NTSC); color; sound; in Vietnamese, with subtitles in English, French, and German
17-year-old Nham is fascinated by the fashionable and worldly Quyen, who has returned to a rural Vietnamese village after fleeing as a young
girl. Quyen finds that the countryside she dreamed about is a landscape of poverty, passion and tragedy, though not without pockets of humour
and warmth.
Thuyen nhan tham lai Bidong - Malaysia: phong su / thuc hien, Chua Quang Minh. (SRLF)
Braybrook, Victoria, Australia: Chua Quang Minh, [200-?]
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
Follow a delegation of Vietnamese boat people to visit the refugee camps at Bidong, Malaysia, where they stayed for months right after fleeing
Vietnam.
Tieng sao ly huong. (Contact Southeast Asian Studies Librarian)
[Viet Nam]: Cong Ty Fafim Viet Nam, n.d.
1 videocassette (NTSC); in Vietnamese
Tigerland / directed by Joel Schumacher.
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (distributor), 2001
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 101 min.
Young recruits train and prepare to be shipped out to Vietnam. The last stop before Vietnam is Tigerland, a hellish training ground. Just out
of the stockade, recruit Roland Bozz's independence and out right defiance had rubbed some of the other recruits the wrong way, but at
Tigerland his leadership and loyalty bring his men together. Cast includes Colin Farrell, Matthew Davis, Shea Whigham, Clifton Collins Jr.,
Russell Richardson, Thomas Gury, Cole Hauser. Written by Ross Klaven and Michael McGruther.
To nhat lang / bien kich, Nguyen Yen The; quay phim, Truong Dinh Phuc; dao dien, Nguyen Anh Tuan. (SRLF)
[Orange County, Calif.]: My Van Films, [2003?]
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
A feature film. Performers include Nguyen My Trang, Tuan Anh, Nguyen Thu, and Nguyen Huan.
Trai Xe Om: Gai Giang Ho / dao dien, Nguyen Quoc Hung. (SRLF)
[Orange County, Calif.]: Thanh Hang Productions, n.d.
1 videodisc (DVD); in Vietnamese
The Truth about lies / Public Affairs Television.
PBS Video (distributor), 1989
1 videotape (VHS); color; sound; 60 min.
Series: The Public mind
Bill Moyers examines how deception has influenced major events in the recent past and how self-deception shapes our personal lives and the
public mind. Examines the common roots of lies at home and in the Oval Office, and explores events such as Watergate, the Vietnamese Conflict,
and the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, revealing the pressures which led to the denial of truth and the distortion of reality.
Those interviewed include John Dean, Sam Dash, and Roger Boisjoly, the former Morton Thiokol engineer who wanted to postphone the launch of
the Challenger.
Van Bai Lat Ngua / screenplay, Nguyen Truong Thien Ly; cinematography, Nguyen Hoe; director, Khoi Nguyen. (SRLF)
[Orange County, Calif.]: My Van Films, [n.d.]
5 videodiscs (DVD); sound; in Vietnamese
Performers include Nguyen Chanh Tin, Thanh Lan, Thuong Tin, Lam Binh Chi, and others.
Van hoa phong van Thieu Tuong Nguyen Cao Ky / Van Hoa News Magazine; Ly Kien Truc, interviewer.
Westminster, Calif.: Van Hoa News Magazine, 2003
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; in Vietnamese
Van Hoa New Magazine interviews Thieu Tuong Nguyen Cao Ky.
Vi toi la linh muc / Giao Chi Films.
Westminster, Calif.: Giao Chi Films, [200-?]
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
Father Tam is a young priest, who is being seduced by a young and pretty girl, who is one of his parishioners. To prove himself a faithful
priest, he has to deal with this difficult situation.
Viet Nam: At the crossroads / writer, producer, and director, Bob Gliner. (YRL)
San Francisco, Calif.: National Asian American Telecommunications Association, 1994
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 59 min.
Vietnamese American university professor Hien Duc Do returns to his homeland for the first time since 1975. After interviewing a diversity of
people from major cities and rural areas, he depicts this country’s dilemma of having to choose between Western capitalism and the legacy of
war, yielding insights seldom encountered in the American media. Originally broadcast on KTEH-TV, San Jose, Calif.
Viet Nam dat nuoc con nguoi, 5 & 6 / [produced by Television Film Center].
San Juan Capistrano, Calif.: [Television Film Center], [n.d.]
1 videodisc (DVD); in Vietnamese
Series: Viet Nam dat nuoc con nguoi
Viet Nam dat nuoc con nguoi, 11 & 12 / [produced by] Television Film Center.
San Juan Capistrano, Calif.: Television Film Center, [2002?]
1 videodisc (DVD); in Vietnamese
Series: Viet Nam dat nuoc con nguoi
A description of some famous Vietnamese folk festivals.
Viet Nam's water paradox / produced by the Information Office, Asian Development Bank; director/videographer, Steven Griffiths.
(SRLF)
Metro Manila: Asian Development Bank, 1996
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 12 min.; some interviews in Vietnamese, with English subtitles
Viet Nam suffers from a peculiar contradiction: it receives too much water in the countryside and too little in the cities ... This video
shows how current development projects are working to resolve this water paradox.
Vietnam: A Case study for critical thinking / directed by Gladys Carter.
Clearvue/eav (distributor), 1987
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 52 min.
The Vietnam War is used as subject matter to stimulate an intellectual exercise — the intelligent appraisal of media arguments. The goal is to
make students aware of the ways in which media productions affect perceptions of reality and to foster the critical faculties students need
for intelligent appraisal of media arguments. The program offers two distinct interpretations of the war, each by an authoritative (but
fictitious) "historian." The presentations are consciously biased and differences of opinion are not resolved. Narration by Tom Whittaker and
Hal Douglas. The study guide that accompanies the video is on file at the Instructional Media Library in Powell Library Room 46.
Vietnam: A Television history / a co-production of WGBH Boston, Central Independent Television/UK and Antenne-2, France, in
association with LRE Productions.
[Boston, Mass.] : WGBH Boston Video, 2004
4 videodiscs (DVD); color, and black & white; sound; ca. 11 hr.
Series: The American experience
Disc 1: Roots of a war, 1945-1953; America’s Mandarin, 1954-1963 -- Disc 2: LBJ goes to war, 1964-1965; America takes charge, 1965-1967;
America’s enemy, 1954-1967 -- Disc 3: Tet 1968; Vietnamizing the war, 1968-1973; Cambodia and Laos -- Disc 4: "Peace is at hand," 1968-1973;
Homefront USA; The End of the tunnel, 1973-1975.
Vietnam: After the fire / Acacia Productions.
Cinema Guild (distributor), 1988
2 videocassettes (VHS); color; sound; 106 min.
Examines Vietnam and the extensive damage done to its environment and people by the way. Bombing left a landscape pockmarked with over
26 million craters and an unknown number of unexploded bombs which each year continue to kill or maim thousands of Vietnamese. The extensive
use of Agent Orange devastated vast areas of the country's ecosystem, and the dioxin from the powerful herbicide entered the food chain and
is still present, causing birth defects and illness. Shows the efforts of the Vietnamese to rebuild their country, including efforts at
reforestation, restocking fish rivers, replacing depleted wildlife, and treating acid soil.
Vietnam: Chronicle of a war / CBS News.
CBS Video (distributor), 1981
1 videocassette (VHS); black & white, and color; sound; 89 min.
Drawing upon the resources of the CBS News Archives, the history of the Vietnamese conflict is traced from the United States first tentative
steps into the morass of Southeast Asia, through the desperate final moments of the escape from the besiged city of Da Nang. Narrated by
Walter Cronkite and featuring some of the correspondents and camera crews that reported the events of the conflict back to the United States
nightly on television. Correspondents include Ed Bradley, Charles Collingwood, Bruce Dunning, Charles Kuralt, Dan Rather, Eric Sevareid,
Mike Wallace.
Vietnam: In the year of the pig / Turin Film Corporation ; produced and directed by Emile de Antonio.
[Oak Forest, Ill.?]: MPI Home Video, 1968
1 videocassette (VHS); black & white; sound; 103 min.
A thought-provoking documentary that examines the modern history of Vietnam, from French involvement to the Vietnam War, along with reflections
on the brutality of war.
Vietnam movies, the way it really was: December 19, 1986 / ABC News; host, Ted Koppel; commentary, Oliver Stone.
(YRL; in process for SRLF)
[Oak Forest, Ill.?]: MPI Home Video, 1986
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; ca. 30 min.
Series: ABC News Nightline
This film examines Hollywood’s changing representation of the Vietnam War. Movies such as “Platoon” and “Hanoi Hilton” provide a more
realistic portrayal than earlier films do. Includes interviews with filmmakers, Vietnam veterans, and war correspondents.
The Vietnam ordeal: 1945-1975, tape 1 / Glassboro State College.
Glassboro State College (distributor), 1986
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 106 min.
Part of a series of lectures and panel discussions presented at New Jersey's Glassboro State College in 1986. Dr. Allen Goodman of
Georgetown University addresses U.S. involvement in the Vietnamese conflict from 1970 to 1969, followed by Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Huy, who discusses
the final days of the South Vietnamese government, from 1973 to 1975.
The Vietnam ordeal: 1945-1975, tape 2 / Glassboro State College.
Glassboro State College (distributor), 1986
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 108 min.
Part of a series of lectures and panel discussions presented at New Jersey's Glassboro State College in 1986. Douglas Pike of the University
of California, Berkeley, discusses America's participation in the Vietnamese conflict from 1969 to 1973, followed by Dr. Ronald Spector of the
University of Alabama, who covers the years 1945 to 1960, the period of America's initial involvement in the region.
The Vietnam ordeal: 1945-1975, tape 3 / Glassboro State College.
Glassboro State College (distributor), 1986
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 117 min.
Part of a series of lectures and panel discussions presented at New Jersey's Glassboro State College in 1986. Former Senator George McGovern
delivers the conference keynote speech, addressing the question of whether the U.S. should have ever been involved in the Vietnamese conflict.
Followed by a panel discussion featuring conference speakers Dr. Allen Goodman, Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Huy, Douglas Pike, and Dr. Ronald Spector,
as well as authors Al Santoli and Dave Chanoff, and former POW Colonel John Dramesi (USAF, ret.).
The Vietnam ordeal: 1945-1975, tape 4 / Glassboro State College.
Glassboro State College (distributor), 1986
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 91 min.
Part of a series of lectures and panel discussions presented at New Jersey's Glassboro State College in 1986. Continuation of a panel
discussion featuring conference speakers Dr. Allen Goodman, Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Huy, Douglas Pike, and Dr. Ronald Spector, as well as authors
Al Santoli and Dave Chanoff, and former POW Colonel John Dramesi (USAF, ret.).
Vietnam – Thailand (chung ket): Le Be Mac: 22nd SEA games, Vietnam 2003.
[Orange County, Calif.]: Dong Phuong Entertainment Group, 2004
2 videodiscs (DVD, NTSC); color; sound; in Vietnamese
On athletic competition.
Vietnam: The Last battle / a video by David Munro; written and presented by John Pilger.
Brooklyn, N.Y.: First Run/Icarus Films (distributor), 1995
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 52 min.
20 years after the fall of Saigon, journalist John Pilger returns to Vietnam. He finds the nation invaded by multinational corporations
eager to exploit cheap labor. As it struggles to provide a decent life for its people, Vietnam faces yet another battle.
Vietnam: The Next Generation / a film by Sandy Northrup. (SRLF)
New York, N.Y.: Filmakers Library, [2004?]
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 57 min.
Thirty years ago the only future that awaited young Vietnamese was war. Today Vietnam's first post-war generation is coming of age. This
film profiles these young adults, who are seizing opportunities that their parents could not have imagined--flocking to cities, seeking
higher education, and pursuing their dreams in an increasingly open economy. Yet this generation is tradition-bound, with family and
community still the unshakable foundation of society.
The Vietnam war / Visnews.
Films for the Humanities and Sciences (distributor), 1990
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 30 min.
The program begins in 1941 with Ho Chi Minh's U.S.-backed harassment of Japanese forces; it covers the war with the French; the division of
Indochina; the partitioning of Vietnam; the Geneva Conference; the unraveling of the South Vietnamese government and the arrival of American
advisors; the death of Ho and the role of Prince Sihanouk and Cambodia. It follows the escalation of war, the evacuation of American forces,
and the North's efforts to remove all traces of the South Vietnamese regime.
Vietnamese Americans: The New generation / produced by Howard Mass. (SRLF)
Princeton, N.J.: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2001
1 videocassette (VHS); color, with black & white sequences; sound
Through candid interviews with first- and second-generation Vietnamese Americans, this program documents the process of assimilation into
American culture of refugees from the former Republic of Vietnam. Dr. Vu-Duc Vuong, of San Francisco State University, as well as college
students, professionals, and clergy explore what it means to be of Vietnamese descent in America today. Topics includes stresses on the family
unit caused by cultural and generational differences, gang membership and drug abuse among the young, anti-Vietnamese racial bias, and feelings
about relations between the U.S. and Vietnam.
Vietnamese bike dreams / directed by Yasuhiko Egawa for NHK. (SRLF)
New York, NY: Filmakers Library (distributor), [1999]
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 24 min.; narrated in English; Vietnamese dialog has English subtitles
Series: Award winning films and videos
This documentary examines the economic and social significance of the motor bike, the most common form of transportation in Ho Chi Minh City.
Though common, motor bikes are also expensive luxury items. The decision whether to scrimp, save and borrow to obtain such a status symbol
can be wrenchingly difficult.
Vietnamizing the war (1968-1973): Vietnam: A Television history, episode 8 / Martin Smith; Richard Ellison.
WGBH Boston Video (distributor), 1983
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 60 min.
Series: The American experience
Richard Nixon's program of troop pull-outs, stepped-up bombing and huge arms shipments to Saigon changed the war and left GIs wondering which
of them would be the last to die in Vietnam. Volume 4 in this 7 volume series on the Vietnam War. A detailed visual and oral account of the
war that changed a generation and continues to color American thinking on many military and foreign policy issues. The series offers an
analysis of the costs and consequences of this controversial but intriguing war. (Also on this tape: Tet 1968)
Viva la causa! 500 years of Chicano history: Part 2 / Collision Course Video Productions.
SouthWest Organizing Project (distributor), 1995
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 30 min.
The documentary looks at the 1943 "Zoot Suit Riots" and other early efforts to fight discrimination. The farmworkers movement, student
protests, the Chicano Moratorium against the Vietnam War, and new Chicano art are featured in this second part of the program. Part II
continues the history of Mexican Americans to the struggles that continue to be faced today. A two part video offering a compelling
introduction to the history of the Mexican American people, based on the book "500 years of Chicano History in Pictures" by Elizabeth Martinez.
Vo Si Bat Dac Di / screenplay, Le Khanh, cinematography, Duong Truan Ba; directors, Ho Ngoc Xum, Ly Huynh. (SRLF)
Ho Chi Minh: Xi Nghiep Phim Thanh Pho; [Orange County, Calif.]: My Van Films [distributor], [1992]
1 videodisc (DVD, NTSC); color; sound; 181 min.; in Vietnamese
A Vietnamese drama. A young man struggles with challenges in his life to become a famous boxer. Actors include Ly Hung, Hong Van, Ly Thu Thao,
Ly Huynh, and others.
Vong quanh the gioi: Malaysia – Cam Bot – Phap.
San Juan Capistrano, Calif.; Westminster, Calif.: Cali Topmusic, [200-?]
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; in Vietnamese
A documentary guide to Malaysia, Cambodia, and France.
Vu An: Nam Cam: Trum Mafia Viet Nam Va Dong Bon 155 Ten Tai Saigon Viet Nam / Tay Do Productions.
Westminster, Calif.: Tay Do Productions; Garden Grove, Calif.: Ca Dao Productions, 2003
1 videodisc; color; in Vietnamese
The War at home / Barry Brown; Glenn Silber.
First Run/Icarus Films (distributor), 1979
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 100 min.
A comprehensive look at the protest movements against the Vietnam Conflict and how U.S. foreign policy and values at home were challenged and
changed by the anti-war movement. The time-period is chronicled using a powerful combination of rare archival footage and interviews with
students, community leaders, Vietnam veterans and participants from all points of view.
We were soldiers / Paramount Pictures and Icon Productions present an Icon/Wheelhouse Entertainment production,
a Randall Wallace film; written for the screen and directed by Randall Wallace.
Hollywood, Calif.: Paramount, 2002
1 videodisc (DVD); color; sound; 138 min.; in English and French, with English subtitles
During the Pleiku Campaign of 1965, Lt. Col. Moore finds his battalion surrounded by North Vietnamese troops in the Ia Drang Valley. In this
first major battle of the Vietnam War, the courageous American soldiers refuse to yield, in spite of heavy losses of life.
When night comes / CGI Inc.
Asia Resource Center (distributor), 1988
1 videocassette (VHS); color; sound; 30 min.
Describes the effects of Vietnamese economic policies on the daily lives of the Vietnamese peoples, and shows the long-term effects of the war
years.
Who speaks for man? / National Educational Television.
Indiana University Audiovisual Center (distributor), 1969
2 film reels (16 mm); black & white; sound; 56 min.
A critical look at the United Nations, originally planned to be the articulated conscience of the world and a hope for world brotherhood, but
which has evolved into a debating ground for the United States and Soviet Union. Points out the the UN has refrained from intervening in the
troubled areas of Vietnam, Czechslovakia, and Biafra, and that the well-being of smaller nations frequently suffers at the hands of larger ones.
Why Vietnam? / United States Department of Defense.
United American Video Corporation (distributor), 1988
1 videocassette (VHS); black & white; sound; 30 min.
A historical look at the French, U.S., and other nations' occupation of Vietnam. The U.S. involvement is examined as a patriotic act to protect
freedom — "something we must fight for at any cost." The program tries to answer why the U.S. sent its young men to fight and suffer in Vietnam.
(Also on this tape: "Battle of Khe Sanh")
A World beneath the War: The Secret tunnels of Vietnam / producer/writer/director, Janet Gardner; cinematographers, Len McClure,
Kevin Cloutier, and Ma Van Cuong. (SRLF)
[S.l.]: Gardner Group; New York, NY: Filmakers Library (distributor), 1996
1 videocassette (VHS); black & white and color; sound; 53 min.
In 1965, the villagers of one district in North Vietnam found themselves on the frontlines of an increasingly brutal war. Rather than flee
their ancestral village, they dug a series of tunnels and moved their entire communities underground. Through archival footage, and interviews
with tunnelers, a female guerilla commander, an American POW held in the tunnels, and an American Air Force historian, we are transported
into this subterranean world.
A World of dreams / Stephen Segaller; Border Television.
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