Interviews with My Lai Veterans

Interviews with My Lai Veterans

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 25, 1971

Runtime

0h 22m

Genres

Documentary, War

User Score

60%

Original Title

Interviews with My Lai Veterans

Production Companies

Laser Film Corporation

Director

Joseph Strick

Description

Interviews with five former American soldiers who were present at the March 16, 1968 attack on the village of My Lai during the Vietnam War; they discuss the orders that were issued leading up to the attack, their expectations of what they would find there, and the subsequent massacre of the inhabitants and destruction of the village, as well as possible motivations for the killings and rapes which took place. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2002.