Film

The Fog of War

2003 · 1h 47m · Documentary · TV Movie

IMDb

8.1

Rotten Tomatoes

96%

Metacritic

87

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.

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)

• Errol MorrisProducer · Director
• Michael WilliamsProducer
• Julie AhlbergProducer
• Jack LechnerExecutive Producer
• Jon KamenExecutive Producer
• Frank SchermaExecutive Producer
• Robert MayExecutive Producer
• John SlossExecutive Producer
• Peter DonahueDirector of Photography
• Robert ChappellDirector of Photography

The Fog Of WarThe Fog of War (trailer)

Release date

October 26, 2003

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

PG-13

Genres

Documentary, TV Movie

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