

The Fog of War
2003 · Movie · 1h 47m · PG-13
DocumentaryMade-for-TV
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.
Ratings
IMDb
8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes
96%
Metacritic
87/100
Key crew
- Philip GlassOriginal Music Composer
- Errol MorrisDirector
Cast
- Robert McNamaraSelf
- Errol MorrisSelf (uncredited)
- Fidel CastroSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Barry GoldwaterSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- John F. KennedySelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Nikita KhrushchevSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Curtis LeMaySelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Richard NixonSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Harry ReasonerSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Franklin D. RooseveltSelf (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Woodrow WilsonSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Themes
vietnampoliticsbiographyhistorical figurehistorical societysecretary of defenseanti war protestcuban missile crisiscabinet positionarmed forcesspin doctorself immolation





















