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In this genre-bending tale, Errol Morris explores the mysterious death of a U.S. scientist entangled in a secret Cold War program known as MK-Ultra.


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.

Robert McNamara
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Errol Morris
Self (uncredited)

Fidel Castro
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Barry Goldwater
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nikita Khrushchev
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Curtis LeMay
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Richard Nixon
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Harry Reasoner
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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The Fog of War is a documentary, tv movie, history, war film released in 2003 exploring themes of vietnam, politics, biography, historical figure, historical society, secretary of defense. Directed by Errol Morris, it stars Robert McNamara, Errol Morris, Fidel Castro. 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.
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