Dateline: Saigon

Name: Dateline: Saigon
Released: 2017-03-07
Rating: 8

8.0/10 (1)

·2017· 96 min

Director: Thomas D. Herman

"Lies, deception, and the dangerous search for truth"

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

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Cast

Sam Waterston

Narrator (voice)

Neil Sheehan

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Peter Arnett

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Malcolm Browne

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Horst Faas

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David Halberstam

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Walter Cronkite

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In brief

Dateline: Saigon (2017) is a documentary, history film. With an average rating of 8.0/10 from 1 votes, it's one of the higher-rated titles. The film runs 1h 36min. You can stream it on: OVID.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I watch Dateline: Saigon online?

Dateline: Saigon is available on the following streaming services: OVID. Availability can change — check the "Where to watch" section on this page for current sources.

How long is Dateline: Saigon?

Dateline: Saigon runs 96 minutes (1h 36min).

What rating does Dateline: Saigon have?

Dateline: Saigon has an average rating of 8.0/10 based on 1 viewer votes on TMDB.

What year is Dateline: Saigon from?

Dateline: Saigon was released in 2017.