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"Vietnam: A Television History" Roots of a War: 1945-1953 (TV Episode 1983) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Judith Vecchione ... (writer)

Cast  

Dai Bao Dai Bao ... Emperor of Vietnam
Tin Bui Tin Bui ... Self
Xuan Nghia Cao Xuan Nghia Cao ... Self
Christian de Castries Christian de Castries ... Self (archive footage)
John Foster Dulles ... Self (archive footage)
Dwight D. Eisenhower ... Self (archive footage)
Jean-Julien Fonde Jean-Julien Fonde ... Self
Quoc Viet Hoang Quoc Viet Hoang ... Self
Lyndon B. Johnson ... Self (archive footage) (as Lyndon Johnson)
U. Alexis Johnson U. Alexis Johnson ... Self
John F. Kennedy ... Self (archive footage)
Will Lyman ... Narrator (voice)
Douglas MacArthur II Douglas MacArthur II ... Self
Douglas MacArthur ... Self (archive footage)
Philip Malins Philip Malins ... Self
Henri Martin Henri Martin ... Self
Pierre Mendès France ... Self (archive footage)
Ho Chí Minh ... Self (archive footage)
Abbot Low Moffat Abbot Low Moffat ... Self
Thi Dinh Nguyen Thi Dinh Nguyen ... Self
Richard Nixon ... Self (archive footage)
Archimedes Patti Archimedes Patti ... Self
Van Dong Pham Van Dong Pham ... Vietnamese Premier
Jean Pouget Jean Pouget ... Self
Ronald Reagan ... Self (archive footage)
Dean Rusk ... Self
Harry S. Truman ... Self (archive footage)
Van Khanh Duong ... Self
Nguyen Giap Vo Nguyen Giap Vo ... Vietnamese general, victor of Dien Bien Phu

Produced by 

Margaret Drain ... executive producer
Richard Ellison ... executive producer
Serge Gordey ... associate producer
Daniel McCabe ... coordinating producer
Karen Sheldon ... associate producer
Martin Smith ... associate producer
Henri de Turenne ... producer: France
Judith Vecchione ... producer

Music by 

Mickey Hart
Bill Kreutzmann

Editing by 

Eric Handley

Production Management 

Jan Langmack ... unit manager
Cynthia Meager Kuhn ... post-production supervisor
Tony Priano ... post-production supervisor

Art Department 

Chris Pullman ... graphic designer

Sound Department 

Allan Byer ... sound recordist
Jeannette Clift ... sound recordist
Frank Cunningham ... sound mixer
Phil Kaffel ... sound recordist
Joy Manesiotis ... assistant sound editor
Andrew Parmar ... sound recordist
Michael Penland ... sound recordist
Laurent Poirier ... sound recordist
Paul Robinson ... sound recordist

Camera and Electrical Department 

Mike Barrett ... assistant camera
Bernard Blaise ... assistant camera
Donato Bottiglione ... camera operator
John Gordon ... camera operator
Ed Joyce ... camera operator
Jean-Claude Larrieu ... camera operator
Philippe Morice ... assistant camera
Chris Morphet ... camera operator
Michael Negroponte ... assistant camera
Rita Neiman ... camera operator
Ian Owles ... assistant camera
John Packwood ... camera operator
Gerry Pinches ... camera operator
Dick Williams ... camera operator

Editorial Department 

Ann Bartholemew ... assistant editor
Maureen Fahey ... assistant editor

Music Department 

Vic Firth ... musician
Mickey Hart ... musician
Zakir Hussain ... musician
Bill Kreutzmann ... musician
Airto Moreira ... musician
Merl Saunders ... musician
Bobby Vega ... musician

Additional Crew 

Sara Altherr ... publicist
William Bluechel ... film archive
Bradley Borum ... researcher
Raye Farr ... researcher
Jane B. Fishel ... film archive
Lawrence Grossman ... network executive
Janet Hayman ... researcher
Stanley Karnow ... chief correspondent
Edward G. Lansdale ... film archive
Lawrence W. Lichty ... director of media research
Kay Matschullat ... researcher
Vinh Long Ngo ... translator
Archimedes Patti ... film archive
Nancy Pierrepont ... film archive
Chris Pullman ... title designer
Kenn Rabin ... archivist
Alison Smith ... production assistant
Aubrey Stewart ... video enhancement
D.E. Taunton ... film archive
That Thien Ton ... film archive
Jacques Weissgerber ... production assistant

See also

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