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18-Hour Documentary Explores Human Dimensions of Vietnam War

Filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick speak with us about their new 10-part documentary.

Aired 09/07/2017 | Rating NR

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18-Hour Documentary Explores Human Dimensions of Vietnam War

Clip: 9/7/2017 | 13m 19sVideo has Closed Captions

Filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick speak with us about their new 10-part documentary.

Filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick speak with Paris Schutz about their new 10-part, 18-hour documentary series, “The Vietnam War.”

Aired 09/07/2017 | Rating NR

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