Vietnam: A Television History Roots of a War: 1945-1953 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Documentary, History, War

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Vietnam: A Television History

Roots of a War: 1945-1953 (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Documentary, History, War

The end of World War II opened the way for the return of French rule to Indochina. But after eight years of fighting and $2.5 billion in U.S. aid, the French lost a crucial battle at Dienbienphu -- and with it, their Asian empire.

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29 cast members

Name	Known for
Dai Bao Emperor of Vietnam Emperor of Vietnam See fewer	Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
Tin Bui Self Self See fewer	7th Heaven (1996)
Xuan Nghia Cao Self Self See fewer	Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
Christian de Castries Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
John Foster Dulles Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Hot Seat (1952)
Dwight D. Eisenhower Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps (1945)
Jean-Julien Fonde Self Self See fewer	Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
Quoc Viet Hoang Self Self See fewer	Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
Lyndon B. Johnson Self (archive footage) (as Lyndon Johnson) Self (archive footage) (as Lyndon Johnson) See fewer	Spartamerika
U. Alexis Johnson Self Self See fewer	Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
John F. Kennedy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Profiles in Courage (1964)
Will Lyman Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Mystic River (2003)
Douglas MacArthur II Self Self See fewer	Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
Douglas MacArthur Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Assignment in Korea (1951)
Philip Malins Self Self See fewer	Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
Henri Martin Self Self See fewer	Shadow of Evil (1964)
Pierre Mendès France Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Sorrow and the Pity (1969)
Ho Chí Minh Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	79 primaveras (1969)
Abbot Low Moffat Self Self See fewer	Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
Thi Dinh Nguyen Self Self See fewer	Vietnam on the Way to Victory (1955)
Richard Nixon Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Frost/Nixon (2008)
Archimedes Patti Self Self See fewer	Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
Van Dong Pham Vietnamese Premier Vietnamese Premier See fewer	Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
Jean Pouget Self Self See fewer	Le pont de singe (1976)
Ronald Reagan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Kings Row (1942)
Dean Rusk Self Self See fewer	Santo Domingo: War Among Friends (1965)
Harry S. Truman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The History of Sportfishing
Van Khanh Duong Self Self See fewer	Hearts and Minds (1974)
Nguyen Giap Vo Vietnamese general, victor of Dien Bien Phu Vietnamese general, victor of Dien Bien Phu See fewer	Vietnam: A Television History (1983)