The Fog of War poster
Director Errol Morris

The Fog of War

Release Date: 2003-12-09

Duration: 107 minutes

Synopsis

Using archival footage, cabinet conversation recordings, and an interview of the 85-year-old Robert McNamara, The Fog of War depicts his life, from working as a WWII whiz-kid military officer, to being the Ford Motor Company's president, to managing the Vietnam War as defense secretary for presidents Kennedy and Johnson.

Casting

  • Fidel Castro
    Himself (archive footage)
  • John F. Kennedy
    Himself (archive footage)
  • Errol Morris
    Himself
  • Richard Nixon
    Himself (archive footage)
  • Robert McNamara
    Himself
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt
    Himself (voice) (archive footage)
  • Harry Reasoner
    Himself (archive footage)
  • Barry Goldwater
    Himself (archive footage)
  • Nikita Khrushchev
    Himself (archive footage)
  • Curtis LeMay
    Himself (archive footage)