First Tuesday: four hours in My Lai [anatomy of a massacre]

United Kingdom, 1989

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Tells the story of the massacre of villagers (mostly women and children), by U.S. troops at the Vietnamese village of My Lai on March 16, 1968. Survivors, both villagers and soldiers, speak of their experiences, memories and how they have coped since.

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Credits

director

Kevin Sim

co-producer

Kevin Sim

Michael Bilton

production company

Yorkshire Television

Duration

01:03:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1989

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

312374

Language

English

Subject categories

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Children and war

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Massacres

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → My Lai (Vietnam) - Massacre, 1968

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Vietnam War, 1961-1975

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War crimes

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → War crimes

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Women - Crimes against

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain

History → Massacres

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Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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