Nguyễn Thị Định
Acting
Biography
Madame Nguyễn Thị Định (15 March 1920 – 26 August 1992) was a Vietnamese revolutionary, general of the Vietnam People's Army during the Vietnam War and the first female Vice President of Vietnam. Often regarded as one of the most outstanding figures in modern Vietnamese history, she led an all-female insurrection ("Long-Haired Army") against the French colonial regime in Ben Tre Province (1945), as well as the Ben Tre uprising against the U.S.-backed Diem regime (1960) along with various espionage campaigns, and became deputy commander of the South Vietnam Liberation Forces.
Known For
This film documents the journey of actress Jane Fonda and her husband – future California state senator Tom Hayden – through North and South Viet Nam in 1974. They travel from villages to towns talking with ordinary Vietnamese about their lives and the effects of the war on their lives, families, and communities.
Introduction to the Enemy
During the war in Vietnam, thousands of people in the Vietnamese province of Cu Chi lived in an elaborate system of underground tunnels. THE CU CHI TUNNELS is the story of life underground told by the people who lived the experience.