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"Richard J. Leskosky" <[log in to unmask]>
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Film and TV Studies Discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 7 Nov 1996 12:25:39 -0600
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>Dear List:
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>I'd like to know which films you think are the "best" films about
>Viet-Nam.By "best" I mean 1] most accurate in depicting the soldiers'
>experience OR 2] most accurate in depicting the political experience OR 3]
>most accurate in depicting the moral dimensions of the war.I served in
>Viet-Nam from 1968-1969 as a Navy officer and have my own opinions but I
>would cherish yours.
 
 
I'm not sure of its accuracy but it certainly feels right:  GO TELL THE
SPARTANS, unquestionably one of the best narrative films dealing with the
war.
 
--Richard J. Leskosky
 
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