

The Fog of War
Visit website7.7/10 • 271
2003-10-26 • 1h 47m
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.
- Directors
- Errol Morris
- Editors
- Karen Schmeer

The Fog of War
Visit website2003-10-26 • 1h 47m
7.7/10 • 271
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.
- Directors
- Errol Morris
- Editors
- Karen Schmeer
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsRobert 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)
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- English
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- Keywords
- vietnampoliticsbiographyhistorical figurehistorical societysecretary of defenseanti war protestcuban missile crisiscabinet positionarmed forcesspin doctorself immolationauto industryhistorical dramasemi-biographicalhistorical reinterpretationhistorical revisionismhistorical documentaryhistorical events