The Fog of War (2003)

7.7/10 107 min Documentary TV Movie History War

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.

Cast

Robert McNamara

Self

Errol Morris

Self (uncredited)

Fidel Castro

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Barry Goldwater

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nikita Khrushchev

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Harry Reasoner

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Woodrow Wilson

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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