The Vietnam War (TV series)

The Vietnam War
GenreDocumentary
Written byGeoffrey C. Ward
Directed byKen Burns
Lynn Novick
Narrated byPeter Coyote
ComposersTrent Reznor
Atticus Ross
Country of originUnited States
Original languagesEnglish
Vietnamese
No. of episodes10
Production
ProducersSarah Botstein
Lynn Novick
Ken Burns
CinematographyBuddy Squires
EditorsTricia Reidy
Paul Barnes
Erik Ewers
Craig Mellish
Running time1035 mins (17¼ hours)
Production companiesFlorentine Films
WETA
National Endowment for the Humanities
Budget$30 million
Original release
NetworkPBS
ReleaseSeptember 17 (2017-09-17) –
September 28, 2017 (2017-09-28)
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The Vietnam War is a 10-part American television documentary series about the Vietnam War written by Geoffrey C. Ward and directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.[1][2][3] The first episode premiered on PBS on September 17, 2017. The script is by Geoffrey Ward, and the series is narrated by Peter Coyote. This series is one of the few PBS series to carry a TV-MA rating.

  1. ^ "THE VIETNAM WAR, A New Film By Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, to Air Fall 2017 on PBS". PBS. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  2. ^ "Ken Burns on the legacy of the Vietnam War". CBS News. August 23, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  3. ^ "Ken Burns returns to PBS with 'Vietnam War'". USA TODAY. Retrieved May 11, 2017.