Exposé forrest gump
 The film  Filmography
 Synopsis
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 The representation of national history in Forrest Gump
 Forrest as a witness and actor of American history
 Time in Forrest Gump
 Representation of Vietnam War ( sequence analysis)
 Conclusion
Filmography
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Director: Robert Zeneckis
Screenwriter: Winston Groom ( novel) and Eric Poth ( screenplay)
Producer: Steve Fisch and Wendy Finerman
Co producer: Charles Newirth
Director of photography: Don Burgess
Film editing: Arthur Schmidt
Costumes by: Joanna Johnston
Music: Alan Silvestri
Sound: Randy Thom , Tom Johnson , Dennis S.Sands , William B.Kuplan
Sound effect Editing: Gloria S Borders , Randy Thom
Picture: Wendy Finerman , Steve Starkey , Steve Misch
Visual effect: Ken Ralston , Georges Murphy , Stephen Rosenbaum , Allen Hall
Art direction Set decoration: Rick Carter and Nancy Haigh
Make up: Daniel C.Striepeke, Hallie D'Amore, Judith A.Cory
Cast: Ellen Lewis
Starring: Tom Hanks, Sam Anderson, Sally Field, Gary Sirise, Robin Wright, Myketti Williamson, Hanna R. Hall, Rebecca Williams, Bob Penny, John Randell
Release Date: october 5th, 1994 ( France) June 23th, 1994 ( Los Angeles and California) July 6th, 1994 ( USA)
Running Time: 136 min
Genre: comedy, drama, romance
Awards: 6 oscars, another 32 wins and 37 nominations
Synopsis
The film begins with a low intelligence man sitting on a bench and who is telling his life tale to people waiting at a small town bus stop. Listening his speech we are going to understand that Forrest Gump's life is very interesting because he had crossed three decades of American history and had been present in many historical moments.
Forrest Gump is the story of American situation from the 1950's to the beginning of the 1980's. He had met several important personalities as Elvis Presley, JFK, Nixon, and had fought