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.
Rating
7.7/10
301 votes
Runtime
107 min
Theatrical cut
Released
2003
Released
Language
EN
The Fog of War
Director
Errol MorrisCast
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)
Curtis LeMay
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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