The Fog of War (2003)
02/04/2004 (GB)
Documentary, TV Movie, History, War
1h 47m
- 77% (271 votes)
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Overview
Using archival footage, cabinet conversation recordings, and an interview of the 85-year-old Robert McNamara, The Fog of War depicts his life, from working as a WWII whiz-kid military officer, to being the Ford Motor Company's president, to managing the Vietnam War as defense secretary for presidents Kennedy and Johnson.
- Errol MorrisDirector
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Keywords
- vietnam
- politics
- biography
- historical figure
- historical society
- secretary of defense
- anti war protest
- cuban missile crisis
- cabinet position
- armed forces
- spin doctor
- self immolation
- auto industry
- historical drama
- semi-biographical
- historical reinterpretation
- historical revisionism
- historical documentary
- historical events
Top Billed Cast
Robert McNamara
Self
Errol Morris
Self
Fidel Castro
Self (archive footage)
Barry Goldwater
Self (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
Nikita Khrushchev
Self (archive footage)
Curtis LeMay
Self (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage)
Harry Reasoner
Self (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (voice) (archive footage)
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