The read
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 53m.
Synopsis
Historians, veterans, politicians, and anti-war leaders discuss the history of the military draft in the United States through the Vietnam War, and examine the consequences of its replacement with an all-volunteer professional force currently comprising less than one-half of one percent of the population.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes82%
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Don CampbellWriter
- Aaron MatthewsWriter
- Aaron MatthewsDirector
Cast
- Campbell ScottSelf - Narrator (voice)
- Donald RumsfeldSelf
- Dan RatherSelf
- Tom HaydenSelf
Themes
vietnam warus militarymilitary history