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Front Line

A veteran combat cameraman shares his intense experiences in South Vietnam and Cambodia during the tumultuous late 1960s and early 1970s.

Vietnam was a television war, with more than 80 journalists killed while covering the conflict. The film examines the ethical issues faced by a frontline journalist who is not an active combatant. It tells the story of Australian journalist Neil Davis, who spent 11 years in the combat zone, forming a deep attachment to the Vietnamese troops. Davis' close-up footage and recollections provide a testimony to the horrors of war. The film also shows a lesser-known side of the war, with Asians suffering at the hands of other Asians, and Davis' historic footage of the fall of Saigon.

Info about Front Line

Studio(s): Frontline Films

Originally Released: United States, Dec 01, 1981

Production Country: Australia

Genres:Documentary, Biography, History, War