The Fog of War (2003) movie poster

The Fog of War (2003)

107 minDocumentaryTV Movie

TMDb7.7/10300 votes

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.

Country: United States

Director: Errol Morris

Cast

Robert McNamara as Self

Robert McNamara

Self

Errol Morris as Self (uncredited)

Errol Morris

Self (uncredited)

Fidel Castro as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Fidel Castro

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Barry Goldwater as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Barry Goldwater

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

John F. Kennedy as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nikita Khrushchev as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nikita Khrushchev

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Curtis LeMay

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Richard Nixon as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Harry Reasoner as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Harry Reasoner

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Franklin D. Roosevelt as Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Woodrow Wilson as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Woodrow Wilson

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Keywords

Style:historical drama

Plot:politicsbiographyhistorical figurehistorical societysecretary of defenseanti war protestcuban missile crisiscabinet positionarmed forcesspin doctorself immolationauto industrysemi-biographicalhistorical reinterpretationhistorical revisionismhistorical documentaryhistorical events

Place:vietnam