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The fog of war: eleven lessons from the life of Robert S McNamara - Robert McNamara, Fidel Castro, John F Kennedy, Errol Morris
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The fog of war is a documentary about Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, who subsequently became president of the World Bank. The documentary will combine an interview with Mr McNamara discussing some of the tragedies and glories of the 20th Century, archival footage, documents, and an original score by Philip Glass.
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- Film documentary war USA biography interview
Persons of interest
- Robert McNamara .... Himself
- Fidel Castro .... Himself
- Barry Goldwater .... Himself
- Lyndon Johnson .... Himself
- John F Kennedy .... Himself
- Curtis LeMay .... Himself
- Richard Nixon .... Himself
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt .... Himself
- Woodrow Wilson .... Himself
- Errol Morris .... Director
Cinematic intelligence sources
- The fog of war: eleven lessons from the life of Robert S McNamara official movie site
- The fog of war: eleven lessons from the life of Robert S McNamara QuickTime movie trailers
- Awards and film festivals:
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS - Oscars) 2004: Best documentary feature (Errol Morris, Michael Williams)
- American Cinema Editors, USA 2004: Nominated: Best Edited Documentary Film (Doug Abel, Chyld King, Karen Schmeer)
- Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2003: Won: 2nd place Best Documentary
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2004: Nominated: Best Documentary
- Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2004: Won: Best Documentary
- Directors Guild of America (USA) 2004: Nominated Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary (Errol Morris)
- International press Academy Satellite Awards 2004: Nominated: Best Motion Picture, Documentary
- IFP Independent Spirit Awards 2003: Nominated: Best Documentary (Errol Morris)
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2004: Won: Best Non-Fiction Film
- National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, USA 2003: Won: Best Documentary
- Online Film Critics Society 2004: Nominated: Best Documentary
- See also Thirteen days
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Theatrical report
You have to be a student of 20th Century history (or old enough to remember it) to appreciate let alone understand The fog of war. It's a good look inside the life and mind of one of the movers and shakers of international diplomacy but it has an audience limited to documentarians, historians, and war buffs. It's good, but.
Security censorship classification
PG (Low level coarse language)
Surveillance time
95 minutes (1:35 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 11 March 2004
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