The Anderson Platoon
"No editorials, no opinions . . . just the real story of the brutal Vietnam War."
Synopsis
A documentary feature by Pierre Schoendoerffer about the Vietnam War. Winner of the 1968 Academy Award for best Documentary Feature.
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