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El Salvador: Another Vietnam (1981)
53 min | Documentary

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El Salvador: Another Vietnam (1981)

53 min | Documentary

Examines the origins of the civil war in El Salvador and the US involvement in it, echoing memories of the prior Eastern Asia wars and America involved conflicts in Korea and Vietnam.

Directors

Glenn Silber | Teté Vasconcellos

Writer

Claudia Vianello

Producers

Glenn Silber | Teté Vasconcellos

Composers

Wendy Blackstone | Bernardo Palombo

Cinematographer

Newton Thomas Sigel

Editors

Deborah Shaffer | Kate Taverna

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Updated Sep 19, 1981

Release date

Sep 19, 1981 (United States)

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar Award. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations

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22 cast members

Name	Known for
Enrique Alvarez Self - Ex-Minister of Agriculture (First Junta) Self - Ex-Minister of Agriculture (First Junta) See fewer	El Salvador: Another Vietnam (1981)
John A. Bushnell Self - State Department (archive footage) Self - State Department (archive footage) See fewer
Terence Cooke Self (archive footage) (as Terence Cardinal Cooke) Self (archive footage) (as Terence Cardinal Cooke) See fewer	Bicentennial Minutes (1974)
Archbishop Rivera y Damas Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
José Napoleón Duarte Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The World Is Watching (1988)
Mike Farrell Narrator Narrator See fewer	MAS*H (1972)
Ita Ford Self - Maryknoll Missioner (voice) (archive footage) Self - Maryknoll Missioner (voice) (archive footage) See fewer
Jose Guillermo Garcia Self - Colonel / Minister of Defense and Public Security of the Republic of El Salvador Self - Colonel / Minister of Defense and Public Security of the Republic of El Salvador See fewer	El Salvador: Another Vietnam (1981)
Alexander Haig Self - Secretary of State (archive footage) Self - Secretary of State (archive footage) See fewer	The American President (2000)
Clarence Long Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Ana Guadalupe Martinez Self - Political Diplomat Comission FMLN - FDR Self - Political Diplomat Comission FMLN - FDR See fewer	Cold War (1998)
Dan Mica Self - Representative Florida (D) (archive footage) Self - Representative Florida (D) (archive footage) See fewer
Herb Mills Self - International Longshoreman Workers Union Self - International Longshoreman Workers Union See fewer	El Salvador: Another Vietnam (1981)
Arnoldo Ramos Self - FDR Representative (archive footage) Self - FDR Representative (archive footage) See fewer
Ronald Reagan Self - President of the United States (archive footage) Self - President of the United States (archive footage) See fewer	Kings Row (1942)
William Rogers Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Oscar Romero Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Salvador Samayoa Self - Political Diplomat Comission FMLN - FDR Self - Political Diplomat Comission FMLN - FDR See fewer	El Salvador: Another Vietnam (1981)
Gerry Studds Self - Representative Massachussets (D) (archive footage) (as Gerry E. Studds) Self - Representative Massachussets (D) (archive footage) (as Gerry E. Studds) See fewer	60 Minutes (1968)
Guillermo Ungo Self - President Democratic Revolutionary Front Self - President Democratic Revolutionary Front See fewer	El Salvador: Another Vietnam (1981)
Robert White Self - Former Ambassador to El Salvador (archive footage) Self - Former Ambassador to El Salvador (archive footage) See fewer	Roses in December (1982)
Murat Williams Self - Ambassador to El Salvador (1961-1964) Self - Ambassador to El Salvador (1961-1964) See fewer	Americas in Transition (1982)