The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara

Mar 5 2004 PG-13 1h 47m
Biography, Documentary, History

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.

Plot

Former corporate whiz kid Robert McNamara was the controversial Secretary of Defense in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, during the height of the Vietnam War. This Academy Award-winning documentary, augmented by archival footage, gives the conflicted McNamara a platform on which he attempts to confront his and the U.S. government's actions in Southeast Asia in light of the horrors of modern warfare, the end of ideology and the punitive judgment of history.

Written by

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Directed by

Errol Morris

Cast

Robert McNamara, John F. Kennedy, Fidel Castro

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

RadicalMedia, SenArt Films

Languages

English

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 14 wins & 16 nominations total

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