Two Days in October
Based on David Maraniss's book They Marched into Sunlight, a documentary telling the story of two seemingly unconnected events in October 1967 that changed the course of the Vietnam War. Whilst a US battalion unwittingly marched into a Viet Cong ambush which killed 61 young men, half a world away angry students at the University of Wisconsin were protesting the presence of Dow Chemical recruiters on campus. (Storyville)
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Two Days in October
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 17, 2005
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
TV Movie, Documentary, War, History
Original Title
Two Days in October
Production Companies
Wisconsin Public Television, BBC, PBS American Experience, Robert Kenner Films, GBH, Playtone
Director
Robert Kenner
Description
Based on David Maraniss's book They Marched into Sunlight, a documentary telling the story of two seemingly unconnected events in October 1967 that changed the course of the Vietnam War. Whilst a US battalion unwittingly marched into a Viet Cong ambush which killed 61 young men, half a world away angry students at the University of Wisconsin were protesting the presence of Dow Chemical recruiters on campus. (Storyville)
