El Salvador: Another Vietnam | |
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Directed by | Glenn Silber Tetê Vasconcellos |
Written by | Claudia Vianello |
Produced by | Glenn Silber Tetê Vasconcellos[1] Claudia Vianello |
Narrated by | Mike Farrell |
Cinematography | Newton Thomas Sigel |
Edited by | Deborah Shaffer Kate Taverna |
Distributed by | Icarus Films WNET[2] |
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Running time | 53 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
El Salvador: Another Vietnam is a 1981 American documentary film directed by Glenn Silber.
This political documentary illustrates the turbulent history of El Salvador from the 1920s-1970s, and the role of the U.S. government in that history.[2] As the title suggests, the presence of U.S. military advisors in a country fighting against socialist guerrilla factions is highly reminiscent of the beginnings of the U.S. escalation of the war in Vietnam.[3]
It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[4][5]