Basic Training

Name: Basic Training
Director: Frederick Wiseman
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 7.3

IMDb link: 0066812
IMDb rating: 7.3 (308 votes)
Genres: Documentary
Director: Frederick Wiseman

Release year: 1971
Runtime: 80 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: church, vietnam war, machine gun, drill instructor, boot camp, army life, weapons training, u.s. army, soldier, military training

Plot:

Frederick Wiseman observes basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky in the Vietnam era. Recruits are seen receiving instructions on everything from brushing their teeth to killing enemy soldiers in hand-to-hand combat.

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