Ngo Dinh Diem presidential visit to the United States became the Senate Majority Leader, while Mansfield—a Democrat from Montana—had been a professor of Asian history before entering politics; as a result his opinions about Vietnam were more influential and held in high regard by his fellow senators. In 1954, the French lost the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and the Geneva Conference was held to determine the future of Indochina. The Viet Minh were given control of North Vietnam, while the State of Vietnam controlled the territory south of the 17th parallel. The Geneva agreements, which the State of Vietnam did not sign, called for reunification elections to be
The Divided Heart combined into one "Best Actress" award), and this was the only year in which both awards were won by actresses from the same film. The film also won the "UN Award". It also received nominations in the "Best Film" and "Best British Film" categories, and Whittingham was nominated for "Best British Screenplay". In the U.S., "The Divided Heart" was named among the top 5 foreign films at the 1955 National Board of Review Awards. The Divided Heart The Divided Heart is a black-and-white British film directed by Charles Crichton and released in 1954. The film is a drama, based on