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The Fog of War (2003)

The Fog of War (2003)

History War TV Movie Documentary
Release Date: 2003, October 26
Directors: Errol Morris
Countries: United States of America
Production: SenArt Films, RadicalMedia, Sony Pictures Classics
Cast: John F. Kennedy, Fidel Castro, Richard Nixon, Woodrow Wilson, Nikita Khrushchev, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Robert McNamara, Barry Goldwater, Harry Reasoner, Curtis LeMay

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.

Keywords:

biography politics vietnam anti war protest historical drama historical figure historical revisionism semi-biographical secretary of defense historical events historical documentary historical reinterpretation armed forces historical society auto industry spin doctor self immolation cuban missile crisis cabinet position