Former corporate whiz kid Robert McNamara was the controversial Secretary of Defense in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, during the height of the Vietnam War. Augmented by archival footage and cabinet conversation recordings, Errol Morris gives the conflicted McNamara a platform on which he attempts to confront his and the U.S. government's actions in Southeast Asia in light of the horrors of modern warfare, the end of ideology and the punitive judgment of history.
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The Fog of War, directed by Errol Morris, offers an intimate look into the life and career of Robert McNamara. Through archival footage, including cabinet conversation recordings, and an extensive interview with the then 85-year-old McNamara, the film charts his trajectory from a whiz-kid officer in WWII to president of Ford Motor Company. The documentary meticulously examines his controversial tenure as Secretary of Defense under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson during the Vietnam War. The movie explores McNamara's perspective on key events and his reflections on the ethical dilemmas he faced, providing a unique historical insight.
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Movie Score
77%
Released
December 9, 2003
Director
Errol Morris
Cast
Robert McNamara, Errol Morris, Fidel Castro, Barry Goldwater, John F. Kennedy, Nikita Khrushchev
Genre
Documentary