The Fog of War
The Fog of War

The Fog of War

7.7(283 votes)
2003
1h 47m
Documentary
TV Movie
History
War

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.

Production

SenArt Films, RadicalMedia, Sony Pictures Classics

Cast

Robert McNamara

Robert McNamara

Self

Errol Morris

Errol Morris

Self (uncredited)

Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Barry Goldwater

Barry Goldwater

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nikita Khrushchev

Nikita Khrushchev

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Curtis LeMay

Curtis LeMay

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Harry Reasoner

Harry Reasoner

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

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