The Fog of War

About The Fog of War

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.

The Fog of War (2003) is a documentary film directed by Errol Morris. It runs 107 minutes and was released in October 2003.

Its themes are historical drama, historical figure, historical documentary, and vietnam.

Robert McNamara appears as Self, Errol Morris as Self (uncredited), Fidel Castro as Self (archive footage) (uncredited), and Barry Goldwater as Self (archive footage) (uncredited). Produced by RadicalMedia. In the United States it streams on Howdy Amazon Channel.

Reagan, Peru - Sacrifices in the Kingdom of Chimor, and The Man Who Knew Infinity make useful companions to The Fog of War, all filed under biography. TMDB voters put it at 7.7 out of 10 across 310 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.