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      In the Year of the Pig

      Released Feb 26, 1969 1h 41m Documentary War List
      Reviews 84% Audience Score 500+ Ratings Marxist documentarian Emile de Antonio delivers both a condemnation of the Vietnam War and a history lesson on its roots. Beginning with the French colonialists at the turn of the 20th century and continuing through Communist leader Ho Chi Minh's rise to power and the beginnings of American involvement in the region in the early 1950s, de Antonio combines historical news footage and his own interviews with prominent figures like peace activist Daniel Berrigan and journalist David Halberstam. Read More Read Less

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      Pauline Kael New Yorker Taking this footage from all over, [director Emile de Antonio] has made a strong film that does what American television has failed to do. It provides a historical background and puts the events of the last few years into an intelligible framework. Jul 6, 2022 Full Review Lloyd Steele Los Angeles Free Press If you don't get in your car and drive down Sunset Boulevard to the Bay Theatre at 15140 in Pacific Palisades and see this film, you deserve the country you've got. Jan 14, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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      delysid d a good companion to hearts and minds, winter soldier Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/07/22 Full Review s r 1001 movies to see before you die. Manipulative propaganda, but of the highest quality. The historical aspect of these edited interviews still make it worth watching despite its bent anti war message. It was on amazon. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member 11/25/16 YouTube A very detailed look at the political history of Viet Nam as well as the politics and politicians behind the American involvement. Touches briefly on the American soldiers role. This is a good history lesson and a precursor to Iraq, Afghanistan and other mucked up US adventures in the world. History does, unfortunately, repeat itself. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the 1001 Films to See Before You Die, this was an excellent documentary about a war I realized I knew little about. How it started, and how we were slow-boiled into an inferno without understanding what the conflict was about. The attitudes about other cultures exhibited by famous military and political leaders I had read about before were surprising to me., and partially explain in a way I had understood before, one of the key reasons why we were there. The military and political leadership figures mistook a willingness to die for their country as a sign of the North Vietnamese not caring about the value of life. So, this gave us license to carpet bomb and destroy villages at will. Of course, this came back to bite us, because of the aforementioned determination to win at all costs by our so-called 'enemies', This dynamic pervades the film. If we could see a similar film about, say, Syria, it would be enlightening. I'll look for one. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member The most amazing compilation documentary you've ever ever seen. It's perfect. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Emile De Antonio's antiwar masterpiece, IN THE YEAR OF THE PIG, is a rough, gritty documentary. The film itself looks coarse and grainy, perhaps reused stock. But the images are iconic, and haunting. An American lifeguard at a South Vietnamese beach, looking absurdly out of place, rubs sunscreen on his nose. And the title sequence- a loud, disorienting jumble of images and sound. An unforgettable documentary that transcends its genre, but never quite achieves perfection, PIG is worth a watch. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Marxist documentarian Emile de Antonio delivers both a condemnation of the Vietnam War and a history lesson on its roots. Beginning with the French colonialists at the turn of the 20th century and continuing through Communist leader Ho Chi Minh's rise to power and the beginnings of American involvement in the region in the early 1950s, de Antonio combines historical news footage and his own interviews with prominent figures like peace activist Daniel Berrigan and journalist David Halberstam.
      Director
      Emile de Antonio
      Producer
      Emile de Antonio
      Production Co
      Emile de Antonio Productions, Turin Film Productions
      Genre
      Documentary, War
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Feb 26, 1969, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Apr 24, 2019
      Runtime
      1h 41m
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