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The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2003)
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Filmmaker Errol Morris sits down with Kennedy's controversial former Secretary of Defense-and chief architect of the war in Vietnam-Robert McNamara as he discusses his insights into the latter half of the 20th century. 2003/color/107 min/PG-13/widescreen. Amazon.com 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 Actors: Robert McNamara Directors: Errol Morris Writers: Producers: |
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