Turning Point: The Vietnam War

The End of the Road

Directed by Brian Knappenberger
S1 • E5    Apr 29, 2025    84m
7.6
"In the end, the human toll is enormous." The legacy of the war extends far beyond the fall of Saigon. History repeats itself in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Cast of The End of the Road

  • Jennifer KruseSelf - South Vietnamese Orphan
  • Frank SneppSelf - Senior CIA Intelligence Analyst
  • Gianfranco NegroponteSelf - U.S. National Security Council
  • Ken HughesSelf - Research Specialist, Presidential Recordings, University of Virginia Miller Center
  • Winston LordSelf - Special Assistant to National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger
  • Fredrik LogevallSelf - Author, Embers of War
  • Dan RatherSelf - CBS News Correspondent
  • C. Jack EllisSelf - U.S. Army
  • George J. VeithSelf - Author, Drawn Swords in a Distant Land
  • Pham Ba HoaSelf - ARVN
  • Madame Ton Nu Ti NinhSelf - Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam, 'Viet Cong' Government
  • Duc Nha HoangSelf - Advisor to South Vietnamese President
  • Jackie Bong WrightSelf - Saigon, South Vietnam
  • Nguyen Van TauSelf - PAVN
  • Everett AlvarezSelf - Prisoner of War
  • Peter OsnosSelf - Washington Post Correspondent
  • Gregory DaddisSelf - Military Historian
  • Chung Tu BuuSelf - South Vietnamese Air Force, Prisoner of War
  • Thomas A. BassSelf - Author, Vietnamerica: The War Comes Homes
  • Marc J. SelverstoneSelf - Director of Presidential Studies, University of Virginia Miller Center
  • Chic CanforaSelf - Anti-War Activist
  • John GhilainSelf - U.S. Marine Corps
  • Stuart HerringtonSelf - Army Intelligence Officer, Defense Attaché Office
  • Tony SuarezSelf - Deputy Chief of Intelligence Collection, Defense Attaché Office
  • Frank G. Wisner IISelf - U.S. Foreign Service
  • Tuong VuSelf - Director, US-Vietnam Research Center
  • Nguyen Trong NhoSelf - South Vietnamese Congressman
  • Lacy WrightSelf - U.S. Foreign Service Officer, Saigon Embassy
  • Keith KaySelf - CBS News Photojournalist
  • Tong Minh HuynhSelf - Saigon, South Vietnam
  • Janet BuiSelf - Saigon, South Vietnam
  • Hugh DoyleSelf - Chief Engineer, USS Kirk
  • Nancy BuiSelf - Saigon Resident
  • Tran Mai HuongSelf - North Vietnamese Photojournalist
  • Tran Thi Yen NgocSelf - National Liberation Front - 'Viet Cong'
  • Vo Thi TrongSelf - National Liberation Front - 'Viet Cong'
  • Nguyen Huu ThaiSelf - President, Saigon Student Association
  • Frederic WhitehurstSelf - U.S. Army
  • Eldson J. McGheeSelf - U.S. Army
  • Larry ZetterbergSelf - U.S. Navy Pilot
  • Viet Thanh NguyenSelf - Author, The Sympathizer
  • Vu Thanh ThuySelf - South Vietnamese Journalist
  • Do Thi NhinSelf - National Liberation Front - 'Viet Cong'
  • Lien-Hang NguyenSelf - Author, Hanoi's War
  • Elizabeth BeckerSelf - Author, When the War Was Over
  • Marc KnapperSelf - U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam
  • Kiên Thành LêSelf - Son of Le Duan
  • Tim WeinerSelf - Author, Legacy of Ashes
  • Ed BradleySelf - CBS News Correspondent
  • George W. BushSelf - President of the United States 2001 - 2009
  • Walter CronkiteSelf - Host, CBS Evening News
  • Le DuanSelf - General Secretary of the Communist Party
  • Van Minh DuongSelf - President of South Vietnam
  • Gerald FordSelf - President of the United States 1974 - 1977
  • Henry KissingerSelf - U.S. National Security Advisor
  • Le Duc ThoSelf - Chief Negotiator, Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam
  • Graham MartinSelf - U.S. Ambassador to South Vietnam
  • Thi Binh NguyenSelf - Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam, Viet Cong Government
  • Richard NixonSelf - President of the United States 1969 - 1974
  • Pol PotSelf - Leader of the Khmer Rouge
  • William RogersSelf - U.S. Secretary of State
  • Nguyen Duy TrinhSelf - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Democratic Republic of Vietnam
  • Tran Van LamSelf - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Vietnam
  • Nguyễn Văn ThiệuSelf - President of South Vietnam
  • Brian KnappenbergerDirector
  • Doan HoangProducer
  • Bo KovitzProducer
  • Keven McAlesterProducer
  • Tommy NguyenProducer

 

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