Two Days in October

Two Days in October

82 mins | Documentary, War, History, TV Movie | Oct. 17, 2005

Based on David Maraniss's book They Marched into Sunlight, a documentary telling the story of two seemingly unconnected events in October 1967 that changed the course of the Vietnam War. Whilst a US battalion unwittingly marched into a Viet Cong ambush which killed 61 young men, half a world away angry students at the University of Wisconsin were protesting the presence of Dow Chemical recruiters on campus. (Storyville)

Two Days in October

82 mins | Documentary, War, History, TV Movie | Oct. 17, 2005

Two Days in October
Based on David Maraniss's book They Marched into Sunlight, a documentary telling the story of two seemingly unconnected events in October 1967 that changed the course of the Vietnam War. Whilst a US battalion unwittingly marched into a Viet Cong ambush which killed 61 young men, half a world away angry students at the University of Wisconsin were protesting the presence of Dow Chemical recruiters on campus. (Storyville)
Producers BBC, Playtone Productions, WGBH Boston, Wisconsin Public Television, PBS American Experience, Robert Kenner Films
Original title Two Days in October
Directors Robert Kenner
Writers David Maraniss

Cast

Michael Hagiwara

as Himself (voice)

Ping Wu

as Voiceover (voice)