| The Fog of War - Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara |
| Front Cover |
Actor |
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| Fidel Castro |
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| John F. Kennedy |
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| Robert McNamara |
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| Richard Nixon |
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| Movie Details |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| Running Time |
107 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
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| Plot |
| The Fog of War, the movie that finally won Errol Morris the best documentary Oscar, is a spellbinder. Morris interviews Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, and finds a uniquely unsettling viewpoint on much of 20th-century American history. Employing a ton of archival material, including LBJ's fascinating taped conversations from the Oval Office, Morris probes the reasons behind the U.S. commitment to the Vietnam War--and finds a depressingly inconsistent policy. McNamara himself emerges as--well, not exactly apologetic, but clearly haunted by the what-ifs of Vietnam. He also mulls the bombing of Japan in World War II and the Cuban Missile Crisis, raising more questions than he answers. The Fog of War has the usual inexorable Morris momentum, aided by an uneasy Philip Glass score. This movie provides a glimpse inside government. It also encourages skepticism about same. --Robert Horton |
| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
533 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Links |
Amazon US
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| Product Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
1.78:1 |
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043396019164 |
| Release Date |
5/11/2004 |
| Subtitles |
French; Japanese; Portuguese; Spanish |
| Audio Tracks |
English Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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