The Mills of the Gods: Viet Nam
The Mills of the Gods: Viet Nam is a 1965 Canadian documentary film directed by Beryl Fox and narrated by Bernard B. Fall. Made in the direct cinema style, the film documents the Vietnam War. In late 1965, Erik Durschmied shot The Mills of the Gods: Vietnam for the CBC series Document, produced and directed by Beryl Fox. During three weeks of filming Durschmied became ill, Tim Page was hired to continue filming until Durschmied was back to full health. The film aired on CBC Television on December 5, 1965, as an episode of Document, the documentary companion series to the news magazine This Hour Has Seven Days. At a time when the anti-war movement was in its infancy, the film opened conversations around the world. In 1966, The Mills of the Gods: Viet Nam won the George Polk Award for Best Television Documentary and the Canadian Film Award for Film of the Year. Synopsis The Mills of the Gods: Viet Nam depicts scenes such as American military personnel on board the USNS General Simon B. Buckner, the pilot of a US Skyraider aircraft on a napalm bombing raid; life in Vietnam, Vietnamese people, Vietnamese villages, and the Mekong Delta.