American Cinema The Combat Film (Season 1, Episode 6)
TV Episode | Documentary

American Cinema

The Combat Film (Season 1, Episode 6)

TV Episode | Documentary

Critics and directors describe the evolution of these films, the rise of the Vietnam film, and the influence of the newsreel documentaries and TV news on the genre.

Director

Lawrence Pitkethly

Producer

Danielle Gardner

Editor

Christopher Tellefsen (as Christopher Tellefson)

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Updated Jul 12, 1995

Release date

Jul 12, 1995 (United States)

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19 cast members

Name	Known for
Matthew Modine Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Full Metal Jacket (1987)
John Lithgow Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	The World According to Garp (1982)
Lindsay Anderson Self Self See fewer	If.... (1968)
Francis Ford Coppola Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Apocalypse Now (1979)
Thomas Doherty Self Self See fewer	War Movie: The American Battle in Cinema (2023)
John Ford Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Quiet Man (1952)
Leonard Fribourg Self (as Brigadier General Leonard Fribourg) Self (as Brigadier General Leonard Fribourg) See fewer	American Cinema (1995)
Samuel Fuller Self Self See fewer	Shock Corridor (1963)
Paul Fussell Self Self See fewer	Normandy: The Great Crusade (1994)
Norman T. Hatch Self Self See fewer	To the Shores of Iwo Jima (1945)
John Irvin Self Self See fewer	Raw Deal (1986)
Anthony Lukeman Self (as Lieutenant General Anthony Lukeman) Self (as Lieutenant General Anthony Lukeman) See fewer	American Cinema (1995)
Lee Marvin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Paint Your Wagon (1969)
Gene Michaud Self Self See fewer	American Cinema (1995)
Tim O'Brien Self Self See fewer	Going After Cacciato
Wayne Smith Self Self See fewer	American Cinema (1995)
Oliver Stone Self Self See fewer	Platoon (1986)
Darryl F. Zanuck Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Longest Day (1962)
Richard D. Zanuck Self (as Richard Zanuck) Self (as Richard Zanuck) See fewer	Driving Miss Daisy (1989)