Using archival footage, United States 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 American Vietnam War, as defense secretary for presidents Kennedy and Johnson.

Keywords: vietnam, politics, war, lesson, secretary-of-defense, lyndon-johnson, anti-war-protest, cuban-missile-crisis, dominoes, cabinet-position, armed-forces, spin-doctor, self-immolation, auto-industry,

Title: The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara
Imdb rate: 8.1
Imdb votes: 21,951
Year: 2003
Language: English
Genre: Documentary, Biography, History, War
Country: USA
Director: Errol Morris
Writers: N/A
Actors:
Robert McNamara

Awards: Won 1 Oscar. Another 11 wins & 16 nominations.