Interviews with My Lai Veterans | |
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Directed by | Joseph Strick |
Written by | Joseph Strick |
Produced by | Joseph Strick |
Starring | Richard Hammer |
Cinematography | Richard Pearce Haskell Wexler |
Edited by | Sylvia Sarner |
Distributed by | New Yorker Films [1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 22 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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