He promised peace, but chose war.
A powerful drama of soaring ambition and shattered dreams that takes a provocative insider's look at the way the USA goes to war—as seen from inside the LBJ White House leading up to and during the Vietnam War.
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Grave, classical in form, earnest and epic.
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- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
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Cast
- Michael GambonLyndon Johnson
- Donald SutherlandClark Clifford
- Alec BaldwinRobert McNamara
- Bruce McGillGeorge Ball
- James FrainRichard Goodwin
- Felicity HuffmanLady Bird Johnson
- Philip Baker HallEverett Dirksen
- Frederic ForrestEarle G. Wheeler
- Diana ScarwidMarny Clifford
- Sarah PaulsonLuci Baines Johnson
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- John FrankenheimerDirector
- Daniel GiatWriter
- Stephen GoldblattDirector of Photography
- Nancy SchreiberDirector of Photography
- Richard Francis-BruceEditor
- Guy RiedelProducer
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