The Fog of War (2003)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director: Errol Morris

Self Robert McNamara
Self Errol Morris
Self (archive footage) Fidel Castro
Self (archive footage) Barry Goldwater
Self (archive footage) John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage) Nikita Khrushchev
Self (archive footage) Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage) Harry Reasoner

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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