---
title: 'Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Bill Couturié'
released: '1987-10-01'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dear-america-letters-home-from-vietnam-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092851/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987)

1987 · 85 min · Documentary · United States


## Synopsis

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam is a 1987 American documentary film inspired by the anthology of the same title, directed by Bill Couturié. The film's narration consists of real letters written by American soldiers, which are read by actors, including Robert De Niro and Martin Sheen. The footage includes film from TV news, the U.S. Department of Defense and home movies by the soldiers.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Bill Couturié](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-couturie)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Todd Boekelheide](https://cinepixo.com/people/todd-boekelheide)

## Cast

- [Kathleen Turner](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-turner)
- [Michael J. Fox](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-j-fox)
- [Christophe Malavoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/christophe-malavoy)
- [Harvey Keitel](https://cinepixo.com/people/harvey-keitel)
- [Randy Quaid](https://cinepixo.com/people/randy-quaid)
- [Robert De Niro](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-de-niro)
- [Tom Berenger](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-berenger)
- [Matt Dillon](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-dillon)
- [Ellen Burstyn](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellen-burstyn)
- [John Heard](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-heard)
- [Patrick Poivey](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-poivey)
- [Elizabeth McGovern](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-mcgovern)
- [Raphael Sbarge](https://cinepixo.com/people/raphael-sbarge)
- [John Savage](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-savage)
- [Alain Delon](https://cinepixo.com/people/alain-delon)

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