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Errol Morris's stunning documentary is about one of the 20th century's most significant players: Robert McNamara, who reprises the highlights of his life and professional career. The movie covers a lot of ground, including McNamara's stint as a Ford Motor Co. executive, his participation as a war planner in World War II, and his crucial involvement as secretary of defense under President John F. Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and under Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson during the Vietnam War. There... more info

Another Powerful Errol Morris Film:

The Fog of War is basically a well-packaged two hour interview with Robert McNamara, the subject of this feature because of his position of Secretary of Defense under Kennedy and Johnson. It is a captivating glimpse into a man who served in America's most important war of the 20th century (WWII) and helped build its most infamous.

While the subject of this film is clearly McNamara's role in and reflection of Vietnam, filmmaker Errol Morris begins his piece by sculpting the life of the now 85 yr old... more info

I WAS GLUED (IT'S THAT GOOD) BUT THE CONCLUSIONS ARE LACKING:

Errol Morris' Interrotron recording device faces down its most controversial subject yet in "The Fog of War". This wonderful footage is culled from nearly 20 hours of interviews with Robert S. McNamara, US secretary of defence under JFK and Johnson and the reputed "architect" of the nam war.

As the often cantankerous but well-spoken McNamara explains not so much his decisions as the contexts that produced those decisions -- as well as repeatedly saying that he's not going to talk about a particular... more info

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