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.
Genre: Documentary, War
Stars: Richard Hammer
Crew: Joseph Strick (Director), Sylvia Sarner (Editor), Joseph Strick (Producer), Howard Milkin (Sound Recordist), Haskell Wexler (Director of Photography), Joseph Strick (Writer)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Laser Film Corporation
Runtime: 22 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Feb 25, 1971
IMDb: 4.964
