Dateline: Saigon (2017)
Lies, deception, and the dangerous search for truth
How does a nation slip into war? Dateline-Saigon profiles the controversial reporting of five Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists -The New York Times' David Halberstam, the Associated Press' Malcolm Browne, Peter Arnett, and legendary photojournalist Horst Faas, and UPI's Neil Sheehan -- during the early years of the Vietnam War as President John F. Kennedy is secretly committing US troops to what is initially dismissed by some as 'a nice little war in a land of tigers and elephants.' 'When the government is telling the truth, reporters become a relatively unimportant conduit to what is happening,' Halberstam tells us. 'But when the government doesn't tell the truth, begins to twist the truth, hide the truth, then the journalist becomes involuntarily infinitely more important.'
Cast
- Sam Waterston - Narrator (voice)
- Neil Sheehan - Self
- Peter Arnett - Self
- Malcolm Browne - Self
- Horst Faas - Self
- David Halberstam - Self
- Walter Cronkite - Self (archival footage)
Screenplay
Keywords
vietnam war, usa president, foreign correspondent, investigative journalism
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Dateline: Saigon about?
- How does a nation slip into war? Dateline-Saigon profiles the controversial reporting of five Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists -The New York Times' David Halberstam, the Associated Press' Malcolm Browne, Peter Arnett, and legendary photojournalist Horst Faas, and UPI's Neil Sheehan -- during the early years of the Vietnam War as President John F. Kennedy is secretly committing US troops to what is initially dismissed by some as 'a nice little war in a land of tigers and elephants.' 'When the government is telling the truth, reporters become a relatively unimportant conduit to what is happening,' Halberstam tells us. 'But when the government doesn't tell the truth, begins to twist the truth, hide the truth, then the journalist becomes involuntarily infinitely more important.'
- Who directed Dateline: Saigon?
- Dateline: Saigon was directed by Thomas D. Herman.
- Who stars in Dateline: Saigon?
- Dateline: Saigon stars Sam Waterston, Neil Sheehan, Peter Arnett, Malcolm Browne, Horst Faas, David Halberstam.
- How long is Dateline: Saigon?
- Dateline: Saigon has a runtime of 1h 36m (96 minutes).
- What genre is Dateline: Saigon?
- Dateline: Saigon is a Documentary, History film.
- Where was Dateline: Saigon produced?
- Dateline: Saigon was produced in Germany, Iraq, Netherlands, United States of America, Vietnam.