Watch Now
Download
The Fog of War

The Fog of War

Oct 26, 2003 1h 47m
7.7
266 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title The Fog of War
Companies SenArt Films, RadicalMedia
Countries United States of America
Keywords vietnam, politics, biography, historical figure, historical society, secretary of defense, anti war protest, cuban missile crisis, cabinet position, armed forces, spin doctor, self immolation, auto industry, historical drama, semi-biographical, historical reinterpretation, historical revisionism, historical documentary, historical events
Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro

Self (archive footage)
Barry Goldwater

Barry Goldwater

Self (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)
Nikita Khrushchev

Nikita Khrushchev

Self (archive footage)
Curtis LeMay

Curtis LeMay

Self (archive footage)
Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)
Harry Reasoner

Harry Reasoner

Self (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (voice) (archive footage)
Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson

Self (archive footage)