Interviews with My Lai Veterans

Interviews with My Lai Veterans (1971)

Interviews with five former American soldiers who were present at the March 16, 1968 attack on the village of My Lai during the Vietnam War; they discuss the orders that were issued leading up to the attack, their expectations of what they would find there, and the subsequent massacre of the inhabitants and destruction of the village, as well as possible motivations for the killings and rapes which took place. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2002.

Date of release
1971-02-25
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (16)
Runtime
22m
Genres
Documentary, War
Director
Joseph Strick

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 1. Including: Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)

Interviews with My Lai Veterans is a 1970 American short documentary film directed by Joseph Strick featuring firsthand accounts of the My Lai Massacre. It won an Oscar at the 43rd Academy Awards in 1971 for Best Documentary. The Academy Film Archive preserved Interviews with My Lai Veterans in 2002.

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