The Fog of War

    Genre
    Documentary
  • |
  • Runtime
    107 mins
  • |
  • Rated
    PG-13
  • |
  • Release Date
    2003
  • |
  • Countries
    USA
  • |
  • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Errol Morris
CAST INCLUDES:
Robert McNamara

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

A fascinating documentary – rated 96% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes – on the inner workings of the Kennedy administration through the eyes of the Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara. As the winner of Best Feature Documentary in the 2004 Academy Awards, Director Errol Morris (THE THIN BLUE LINE, FAST, CHEAP & OUT OF CONTROL) paints a stunning picture of American politics. Rolling Stone praises the film, "It will knock you for a loop like no other movie this year.”

SYNOPSIS

Former Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara is the sole focus of documentarian Errol Morris’ The Fog of War, a film that not only analyzes McNamara’s controversial decisions during the first half of the Vietnam War, but also his childhood upbringing, his education at Berkeley and Harvard, his involvement in World War II, and his later years as president of the World Bank. Culling footage from almost 20 hours of interviews with the Secretary, Morris details key moments from McNamara’s career, including the 1945 bombing of Tokyo, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and President Kennedy’s suggestions to the Secretary that the U.S. remove itself from Vietnam. Throughout the film, the 85-year-old McNamara expounds his philosophies on international conflict, and shows regret and pride in equal measure for, respectively, his mistakes and accomplishments.

The Fog of War

    Genre
    Documentary
  • |
  • Runtime
    107 mins
  • |
  • Rated
    PG-13
  • |
  • Release Date
    2003
  • |
  • Countries
    USA
  • |
  • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Errol Morris
CAST INCLUDES
Robert McNamara
A fascinating documentary – rated 96% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes – on the inner workings of the Kennedy administration through the eyes of the Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara. As the winner of Best Feature Documentary in the 2004 Academy Awards, Director Errol Morris (THE THIN BLUE LINE, FAST, CHEAP & OUT OF CONTROL) paints a stunning picture of American politics. Rolling Stone praises the film, "It will knock you for a loop like no other movie this year.”

Former Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara is the sole focus of documentarian Errol Morris’ The Fog of War, a film that not only analyzes McNamara’s controversial decisions during the first half of the Vietnam War, but also his childhood upbringing, his education at Berkeley and Harvard, his involvement in World War II, and his later years as president of the World Bank. Culling footage from almost 20 hours of interviews with the Secretary, Morris details key moments from McNamara’s career, including the 1945 bombing of Tokyo, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and President Kennedy’s suggestions to the Secretary that the U.S. remove itself from Vietnam. Throughout the film, the 85-year-old McNamara expounds his philosophies on international conflict, and shows regret and pride in equal measure for, respectively, his mistakes and accomplishments.

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