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The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara is a 2003 American documentary film about the life and times of former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, illustrating his observations of the nature of modern warfare. It was directed by Errol Morris and features an original score by Philip Glass.
- $5 million
- Robert McNamara
- Errol Morris, Michael Williams, Julie Ahlberg
Mar 5, 2004 · The Fog of War: Directed by Errol Morris. With Robert McNamara, Fidel Castro, Barry Goldwater, Lyndon B. Johnson. The story of America as seen through the eyes of the former Secretary of Defense under President John F. Kennedy and President Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert McNamara.
- Errol Morris
- 170
- 2 min
Dec 9, 2003 · The Fog of War is a journey into nature of warfare and the task of making military decisions that carry both immediate and long-term significance. Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, a controversial and influential figure of the 20th century, describes his experience in great detail and gives an insightful look into the world’s most powerful military force during some of its ...
- (404)
- 107 min
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Jan 23, 2004 · McNamara agreed to talk with Morris for an hour or so, supposedly for a TV special. He eventually spent 20 hours peering into Morris' "Interrotron," a video device that allows Morris and his subjects to look into each other's eyes while also looking directly into the camera lens. Whether this invention results in better interviews is impossible to say, but it does have the uncanny result that ...
The fog of war ( German: Nebel des Krieges) is the uncertainty in situational awareness experienced by participants in military operations. [1] The term seeks to capture the uncertainty regarding one's own capability, adversary capability, and adversary intent during an engagement, operation, or campaign. Military forces try to reduce the fog ...
Dec 26, 2003 · The Fog of War draws on decades of bitter experience to offer a piercing perspective on the Cold War from one of its major architects. Former corporate whiz kid Robert McNamara was the ...
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- Documentary
- PG-13
This Academy Award-winning documentary, augmented by archival footage, 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. — Jwelch5742.
