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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
From the firebombing of 100,000 Japanese civilians in Tokyo in 1945 to the brink of nuclear catastrophe during the Cuban missile crisis to the devastating effects of the Vietnam War, The Fog of War examines the psychology and reasoning of the government decision-makers who send men to war.
Jan 23, 2004 · Guided sometimes by Morris, sometimes taking the lead, he talks introspectively about his life, his thoughts about Vietnam, and, taking Morris where he would never have thought to go, of his role in planning the firebombing of Japan, including a raid on Tokyo that claimed 100,000 lives.
Morris' film The Fog of War (2003), examines the architect of the U.S. war in Vietnam, former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara. Morris' academic training in philosophy and history shows in his documentaries' vast depth.
- January 1, 1
- 2 min
- Hewlett, Long Island, New York, USA
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Jul 6, 2009 · Errol Morris' Academy Award-Winning documentary about former defense secretary Robert McNamara, The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara, offers fresh insight...
With his film The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara, an interview with the agonized former Vietnam War whiz that won an Oscar in 2004, Errol Morris revolutionized the American documentary.
