October 14, 2004
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Bob Kerrey,
Michael Medeiros,
Douglas Brinkley,
Bestor Cram,
Neil Sheehan
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Douglas Brinkley's best-selling novel Tour of Duty follows 2004 presidential hopeful John Kerry's years in Vietnam and goes on to illustrate his contribution to peace advocacy groups after being honor... read more
DVD Release Date: October 19, 2004
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October 11, 2004
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
One of the most moving things for me was seeing that some of the high-ranking politicians really did recognize that, hey, we need to meet with these young men and hear what they have to say and that f... Full Review
October 7, 2004
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Butler is on record as a close friend of Kerry's, but he's also a well-respected documentarian, who introduced Arnold Schwarzenegger to America in Pumping Iron and chronicled the heroism of Ernest Sha... Full Review
October 6, 2004
Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Filmgoers in the mood for one more go-round will be fascinated by this documentary by George Butler. Full Review
October 6, 2004
Jane Sumner, Dallas Morning News
A partisan film but ultimately a powerful one. Full Review
October 6, 2004
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
A highly effective campaign biography.
October 6, 2004
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine
It underscores, with ample footage from his rallying speeches and his 1971 testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, just how important it was for the antiwar movement to be represented... Full Review
October 1, 2004
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
A lucid, emotionally affecting portrait not just of one man but of his times. Full Review
October 1, 2004
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
What happened to the confident 27-year-old we see in the movie, who stares down the police, a hostile Nixon Administration and unfriendly journalists to deliver impassioned first-hand arguments agains... Full Review
October 1, 2004
Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
Here, he has assembled a single-minded, no-nonsense account of Kerry's stint in Vietnam, a subject that has been covered only superficially by the media and negated by his opponents. Full Review
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