The Fog of War

Name: The Fog of War
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2003-10-26
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Robert McNamara, Errol Morris, Fidel Castro, Barry Goldwater, John F. Kennedy

2003·Movie·PG-13·107 min·★ 7.7(307)

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Former corporate whiz kid Robert McNamara was the controversial Secretary of Defense in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, during the height of the Vietnam War. Augmented by archival footage and cabinet conversation recordings, Errol Morris 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.

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About The Fog of War

The Fog of War is a 2003 English-language documentary film directed by Errol Morris. The cast is led by Robert McNamara, Errol Morris, Fidel Castro. It has a runtime of 1h 47m. Viewers rate it 7.7/10 across 300 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Howdy Amazon Channel, The Roku Channel, Tubi TV.

The Fog of War was produced by SenArt Films, RadicalMedia, and Sony Pictures Classics and made in United States of America. It was released on October 26, 2003, and carries a PG-13 certification. At the box office it grossed around $5 million worldwide.

Director: Errol Morris
Release date: October 26, 2003
Original language: English
Age rating: PG-13
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Box office: $5 million
Production: SenArt Films, RadicalMedia, Sony Pictures Classics

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The Fog of War cast & crew

The Fog of War was directed by Errol Morris.

The cast features Robert McNamara as Self, Errol Morris as Self (uncredited), Fidel Castro as Self (archive footage) (uncredited), Barry Goldwater as Self (archive footage) (uncredited), John F. Kennedy as Self (archive footage) (uncredited), and Nikita Khrushchev as Self (archive footage) (uncredited).

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Philip Glass, cinematography is by Robert Chappell, and it was produced by Jon Kamen and Jack Lechner.

Is The Fog of War worth watching?

The Fog of War holds an audience score of 7.7/10 from 307 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed documentary films.

At 1h 47m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy documentary, The Fog of War is worth a place on your watchlist.

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