El Salvador: Another Vietnam (1981)
53 min
This political documentary illustrates the turbulent history of El Salvador from the 1920s-1970s, and the role of the U.S. government in that history. The most comprehensive film introduction to that country, examines the civil war there in light of the Reagan administration's decision to "draw the line" against "communist interference" in Central America. Archival material offers an overview of U.S. military and economic policy in Central America since 1948, while footage drawn from sources in the U.S., Mexico, and Europe provides extensive background to the current political and military situation.
- Release date
- September 19, 1981
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Wendy Blackstone, Bernardo Palombo
Cast
- Enrique Alvarez as Self - Ex-Minister of Agriculture (First Junta)
- Mike Farrell as Narrator
- Ita Ford as Self - Maryknoll Missioner
- Jose Guillermo Garcia as Self - Colonel
- Jose Guillermo Garcia as Minister of Defense and Public Security of the Republic of El Salvador
Crew
- John A. Bushnell · Archive footage
- Terence Cooke · Archive footage
- Archbishop Rivera y Damas · Archive footage
- José Napoleón Duarte · Archive footage
- Ita Ford · Archive footage
- Alexander Haig · Archive footage
- Clarence Long · Archive footage
- Glenn Silber · Director
- Teté Vasconcellos · Director
- Claudia Vianello · Writer
- Glenn Silber · Producer
- Teté Vasconcellos · Producer
- Wendy Blackstone · Composer
- Bernardo Palombo · Composer
- Newton Thomas Sigel · Cinematographer
- Deborah Shaffer · Editor
- Kate Taverna · Editor