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.
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- contemplativerelentless
- classical in formformally daring
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Cast
- Robert McNamaraSelf
- Errol MorrisSelf (uncredited)
- Fidel CastroSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Barry GoldwaterSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- John F. KennedySelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Nikita KhrushchevSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Curtis LeMaySelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Richard NixonSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Harry ReasonerSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Franklin D. RooseveltSelf (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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- Errol MorrisDirector
- Robert ChappellDirector of Photography
- Peter DonahueDirector of Photography
- Philip GlassOriginal Music Composer
- Doug AbelEditor
- Chyld KingEditor
- Karen SchmeerEditor
- Errol MorrisProducer
- Michael WilliamsProducer
- Julie AhlbergProducer
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