"Nie ma powrotu Johnny". Zapomniany polski film o wojnie w Wietnamie

Abstrakt

Nie ma powrotu Johnny is a Polish production about the Vietnam War, made in the 1960s. The film serves as an interesting testimony to the era in which it was created. It provides insight into the political and social realities of the time and shows how the communist regime influenced the images that appeared on screen. A comparison between the final version of the movie and the script stored in the archives of the National Film Archive - Audiovisual Institute allows us to trace the changes that were made. The story of the American soldier and the Vietnamese prisoner was simplified. This article compares these two versions. The characters become embodiments of strongly emphasized theses, aligned with the ideology of the time. Religious and social themes are reduced and the protagonists are stripped of psychological depth. It can be assumed that if the film had been made according to the original script, it would have had, at least in part, a different ideological message.