A Face of War

A Face of War
Directed byEugene S. Jones
Produced byEugene S. Jones
CinematographyEugene S. Jones
Edited byJono Roberts
Production
company
E.S.J. Production in association with Landau/Unger
Distributed byCommonwealth United Entertainment
Release date
  • May 10, 1968 (1968-05-10)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

A Face of War is a 1968 documentary about the Vietnam War The New York Times called it "one of the great Vietnam documentaries.". The film was produced and directed by Eugene S. Jones (1925-2020) a Korean War news photographer who rose to fame alongside his twin brother Charles Jones. The Jones brothers initially worked for the Washington Times-Herald before moving to NBC and traveling to Korea, where they made the first films from jet fighters in combat and the only films of the Inchon landing. Eugene was hired by NBC Special Projects, becoming a Today Show producer in the late 1950s before working on A Face of War.