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Witness to war

United States, 1985
film

A dramatic story of Dr. Charlie Clements’ journey from pilot in Vietnam to pacifist doctor behind rebel lines in El Salvador. (Awards: 1986 Academy Awar..

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Vietnam: the long road home

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Say a prayer for me: the chaplins of the Vietnam war

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A War story

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Frontline (Captioned)

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El Salvador: another Vietnam

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Casualties of war

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Footnotes to a war

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Shellshocked

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Frontline : The search for truth in wartime

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Frontline

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What ever became of Charlie?

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The Undefeated

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The Vietnam War : unknown images

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Sad song of yellow skin

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Hearts and minds

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Let there be light

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As the mirror burns

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On the side of the angels

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