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The Fog of War

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7.7/10 • 263

2003-10-261h 47m

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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
Chyld King

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  1. Robert McNamara

    Robert McNamara

    Self

  2. Errol Morris

    Errol Morris

    Self

  3. Fidel Castro

    Fidel Castro

    Self (archive footage)

  4. Barry Goldwater

    Barry Goldwater

    Self (archive footage)

  5. John F. Kennedy

    John F. Kennedy

    Self (archive footage)

  6. Nikita Khrushchev

    Nikita Khrushchev

    Self (archive footage)

  7. Curtis LeMay

    Curtis LeMay

    Self (archive footage)

  8. Richard Nixon

    Richard Nixon

    Self (archive footage)

  9. Harry Reasoner

    Harry Reasoner

    Self (archive footage)

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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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