The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara

Name: The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara
Genre: Documentary, Biography, History
Released: 2004-03-05
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Robert McNamara, Fidel Castro, Barry Goldwater, Lyndon B. Johnson, John F. Kennedy

IMDb ID: tt0317910 · Year: 2004 · Rating: 8.0 (25,688 votes)

Genres: Documentary · Biography · History

The story of America as seen through the eyes of the former Secretary of Defense under President John F. Kennedy and President Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert McNamara.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesCanada: The Fog of War (English)
Germany: The Fog of War
Norway: The Fog of War
Sweden: The Fog of War
United States: The Fog of War
World-wide: The Fog of War (English)
Australia: The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara
United Kingdom: The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara
India: The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (English)
South Africa: The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (English)
Canada: Brume de guerre (French)
France: Brume de guerre (TV Title)
Turkey: 100 yılın itirafları (Turkish)
Hungary: A háború ködében
Brazil: As Brumas da Guerra (Festival Title)
Lithuania: Karo rūkas
Poland: Mgły wojny: Jedenaście lekcji z życia Roberta S. McNamary
Argentina: Niebla de guerra (Video Title)
Spain: Rumores de guerra
Brazil: Sob a Névoa da Guerra
Finland: Sodan oppitunnit
Estonia: Sõjaudu ehk üksteist õppetundi Robert S. McNamara elust
Italy: The Fog of War: La guerra secondo McNamara
United States: The McNamara Project (Working Title)
Greece: Η ομίχλη του πολέμου
Ukraine: Туман війни (Alternative Title)
Ukraine: Туман війни: одинадцять уроків із життя Роберта С. Макнамари
Russia: Туман войны
South Korea: 포그 오브 워
Japan: フォッグ･オブ･ウォー　マクナマラ元米国防長官の告白 (Japanese)
China: 战争之雾 (Mandarin, Alternative Title)
China: 战争迷雾 (Mandarin)
Taiwan: 戰爭迷霧
China: 越战回忆录 (Mandarin, Alternative Title)
The McNamara ProjectContent RatingPG-13Release Date2004-03-05Runtime107 minutesMetascore87IMDb Popularity0User Reviews171Critic Reviews135Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordscold war
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Directors

Errol Morris

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Robert McNamara | Character: Self
Actor: Fidel Castro | Character: Self
Actor: Barry Goldwater | Character: Self
Actor: Lyndon B. Johnson | Character: Self
Actor: John F. Kennedy | Character: Self
Actor: Nikita Khrushchev | Character: Self
Actor: Curtis LeMay | Character: Self
Actor: Errol Morris | Character: Interviewer
Actor: Richard Nixon | Character: Self
Actor: Harry Reasoner | Character: Self - TV interviewer
Actor: Franklin D. Roosevelt | Character: Self
Actor: Woodrow Wilson | Character: Self

[Directors Group]
Name: Errol Morris | Role: Director

[Producers Group]
Name: Julie Ahlberg | Role: Producer
Name: Robert Fernandez | Role: Producer
Name: Jon Kamen | Role: Producer
Name: Adam Kosberg | Role: Producer
Name: Jack Lechner | Role: Producer
Name: Robert May | Role: Producer
Name: Errol Morris | Role: Producer
Name: Ann Petrone | Role: Producer
Name: Frank Scherma | Role: Producer
Name: John Sloss | Role: Producer
Name: Michael Williams | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Philip Glass | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Robert Chappell | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Peter Donahue | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Doug Abel | Role: Editor
Name: Chyld King | Role: Editor
Name: Karen Schmeer | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Ted Bafaloukos | Role: Production Designer
Name: Steve Hardie | Role: Production Designer

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Liz Chiz | Role: Set Decorator

[Makeup Department]
Name: Donyale McRae | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Maria Scali | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Tonya Bertram | Role: Production Manager
Name: Brad Fuller | Role: Production Manager
Name: Sarah Gold | Role: Production Manager
Name: Dia Sokol Savage | Role: Production Manager
Name: Ben Schneider | Role: Production Manager
Name: Ronald Vietz | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Lennie Appelquist | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Steve McNulty | Role: Art Department
Name: Jennifer Ho Mills | Role: Art Department
Name: Chris Tragert | Role: Art Department
Name: Daniel Turk | Role: Art Department
Name: Jim Utter | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Coll Anderson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dan Bora | Role: Sound Department
Name: Stephen Bores | Role: Sound Department
Name: Brian Bowles | Role: Sound Department
Name: Hector Castillo | Role: Sound Department
Name: Lee Dichter | Role: Sound Department
Name: Sean Garnhart | Role: Sound Department
Name: Harry Higgins | Role: Sound Department
Name: Terrance Laudermilch | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ichiho Nishiki | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tom Paul | Role: Sound Department
Name: Christian Rutledge | Role: Sound Department
Name: Marilyn Teorey | Role: Sound Department
Name: Daniel Perlin | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Robin Hobart | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Zachary Morong | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Evan Olson | Role: Visual Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Sumaya Agha | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Martin Albert | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dave Cambria | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Steve Cardellini | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Cardoni | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tim Carr | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Joe Christofori | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Greg Daniels | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Elsa Dorfman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Claire Folger | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Aaron Kaikko | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Roger Marbury | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Scott Perryman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Robert Ragozzine | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Raugalis | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Daisy Smith | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Timothy M. Sweeney | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Peter Thomas | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Brett Van Ort | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Frans Weterrings III | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Billy Witherington | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Eric Zimmerman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Glenn Corbett | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tyrone Hoogendyk | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Charlie Newberry | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mark Walpole | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Eddie Marquez | Role: Costume Department
Name: Critter Pierce | Role: Costume Department
Name: Julie Vogel | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Eric Alvarado | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Steven Hathaway | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Peter Heady | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Danny Hogan | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Dan Mooney | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Benjamin Murray | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Charles Silver | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Joe Violante | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Tricia Wilk | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: John Cefalu | Role: Location Management
Name: Dan Kemp | Role: Location Management
Name: John Latenser V | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Cat Celebrezze | Role: Music Department
Name: Don Christiansen | Role: Music Department
Name: Jim Keller | Role: Music Department
Name: John Kusiak | Role: Music Department
Name: Nico Muhly | Role: Music Department
Name: Kurt Munkacsi | Role: Music Department
Name: Ichiho Nishiki | Role: Music Department
Name: Michael Riesman | Role: Music Department
Name: Jonathan Dinklage | Role: Music Department
Name: Christian Rutledge | Role: Music Department
Name: P. Andrew Willis | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Christian Akers | Role: Production Department
Name: Jamie Anschultz | Role: Production Department
Name: Karen Corsica | Role: Production Department
Name: Kevin Hayes | Role: Production Department
Name: Chris Kim | Role: Production Department
Name: Dina Marie Piscatelli | Role: Production Department
Name: Luke Poling | Role: Production Department
Name: Jared Washburn | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Heidi August | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sarah Belanger | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kara Bilof | Role: Additional Crew
Name: James Blight | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paul Brennan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jeff Crocker | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Matthew Davey | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Christopher Fadale | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Joe Harley | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Peter Heady | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Fred Heid | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paul Hu | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jeff Huston | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Claire Jones | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tom Karras | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Chris Kasick | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Katherine Kim | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jason Kohn | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alex Kreuter | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jeff Krulik | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Janet Lang | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paul Loram | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Justin Milner | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nico Muhly | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ann Petrone | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andy Rice | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Justin Rice | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ben Schneider | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gary Shartsis | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Julia Sheehan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: John Sloss | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tim Spitzer | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Shawn Tabor | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: James Blight | Role: Thanks
Name: Tim Bono | Role: Thanks
Name: John Canaday | Role: Thanks
Name: Jonny Cranson | Role: Thanks
Name: Frances Fitzgerald | Role: Thanks
Name: Ellen Fitzpatrick | Role: Thanks
Name: Chris Florio | Role: Thanks
Name: Deborah Fortson | Role: Thanks
Name: Jim Gardner | Role: Thanks
Name: Jane Gillooly | Role: Thanks
Name: Harvey Goldberg | Role: Thanks
Name: Alfred Guzzetti | Role: Thanks
Name: Peter Hall | Role: Thanks
Name: Alison Harris | Role: Thanks
Name: Steven Harris | Role: Thanks
Name: Paul Jankowski | Role: Thanks
Name: Caroline Kaplan | Role: Thanks
Name: Alice Kelikian | Role: Thanks
Name: Craig McNamara | Role: Thanks
Name: George L. Mosse | Role: Thanks
Name: Jamie Mylar | Role: Thanks
Name: Tom O'Malley | Role: Thanks
Name: Kenn Rabin | Role: Thanks
Name: Deborah Ricketts | Role: Thanks
Name: Ron Rosenbaum | Role: Thanks
Name: Jay Rubin | Role: Thanks
Name: Elizabeth Sadoff | Role: Thanks
Name: Jonathan Sehring | Role: Thanks
Name: Gary Stern | Role: Thanks
Name: Rosemary Taylor | Role: Thanks
Name: Kathryn Tucker | Role: Thanks
Name: Patricia Vanderbeek | Role: Thanks
Name: Lawrence Waschler | Role: Thanks
Name: Lewis D. Wheeler | Role: Thanks
Name: Bonnie Willette | Role: Thanks
Name: Kyla Wilson | Role: Thanks
Name: Dino Zervos | Role: Thanks

Trailers

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The Fog of War | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3331064089/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3331064089/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564201677828.mp4?Expires=1788303083&Signature=bzfKDontdJAq7NjPPsWKlsNhsACUeEUXZJiOP5EwYjCtiwfGqYVa0HlJJ~j4t0y5jeT3Le4xE6ODIrlIKZIL7Gin2yHPrWTomQOwY1K6qis7tlPNERYBYmd7szn15cVyZfUmrIoRkYy2VTX2elmA4BrvJpOCkat3BAWhL85Pe56IiEosyqQM1hk9i4mjnF-PAJ0WQU5g6thAwSAUlvE-jqvL3zrHZZiIXvFWZvz-Rx28dWe69gCAxfZne8k4O46zaw8mgLiF0cbsArz94P9o7UAKTi8ap40siZrS5uuwUVIrv1rN-RZSbiblTq-uukBjIMqGW8rN2n~P0xoVNyfr~A__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
The Fog Of War: Lessons Of From The Life Of Robert S. Mcnamara Scene: We Lost Our Wingman | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi467977241/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi467977241/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677722320646.mp4?Expires=1788303083&Signature=Wv3haQUOKlltBUhmVUSQBpZXx0IkfS7W19sirU2bH9bw9n98USgxjrxGs6fLpsNErqTltQKzGDbmGhQLZsNlJwPkLOh6EyRXsU-UCxf3mbyLe8sODNdPaNLcu6~Qi10pG6GW1GLXMtaQsT8WaPkOp3W6RUWw-3rF8aNBlsfWpKTwmDeBKndRiIkgFLbZvoL8-0JXnGzFS-Sjen72jJ8aKIpIXMxK1QqCbvr9dCTfCFZ~gfAFZOBRlcvHFxqww7Lyso0jJxYB1w2g2gOKiZ-xcLBXaBg4qYquQuRSxgU7eCL3-Di11gB8ZR6U57WY6h1EMMsQDvCsGTUJJdndWAFHHg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
The Fog Of War: Lessons Of From The Life Of Robert S. Mcnamara: Analyze Bombing Mission | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3907240985/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3907240985/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677794066786.mp4?Expires=1788303083&Signature=R-1woMgo1KVpmPwZ9fOQ~szc4zR1BTfvSNtyUeIUuUWd-9GTZWd8dPzMxUuAu9s~TzESEGvF2c--yNtPiZpqrKceGOeBfr-~qs2bCXjUrNVtKH1Kl11m3By8NPolvr4CrFRjFGiqJiOM2RBiOVVpxYanJ-YYceGTp4Wu9rbeQA0SMiQqnLbc-FZG6hlP~uyh38ZBqpYQYJHmIvVdXWKQMKc45rkVf4rlxSO32Yjthdl8S7hccmoH97slVoz~St47YBT~01qLpFCcywxgJuZw8vsSJrFVKW53SJddvsJh-TxdCt2TXiyK1VCAow7EOwGe-1iCmSugLFIXSrN0ISItlw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
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Release Schedule

France: May 21, 2003 (Cannes Film Festival)
United States: August 30, 2003 (Telluride Film Festival)
Canada: September 6, 2003 (Toronto International Film Festival)
France: September 7, 2003 (Deauville Film Festival)
United States: September 12, 2003 (Boston Film Festival)
Canada: September 26, 2003 (Calgary Film Festival)
Canada: September 30, 2003 (Vancouver International Film Festival)
Iceland: October 10, 2003 (Edda Film Festival)
Canada: October 11, 2003 (Montréal International Festival of New Cinema and New Media)
United States: October 11, 2003 (New York Film Festival)
Czech Republic: October 26, 2003 (Jihlava Film Festival)
United Kingdom: October 27, 2003 (BFI London Film Festival)
United States: October 29, 2003 (Deep Ellum Film Festival)
United States: December 19, 2003 (limited)
France: January 14, 2004
Norway: January 15, 2004 (Tromsø International Film Festival)
Netherlands: January 22, 2004 (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
Sweden: January 25, 2004 (Göteborg Film Festival)
Canada: February 6, 2004 (limited)
Ireland: February 18, 2004 (Dublin Film Festival)
United States: March 5, 2004
Australia: March 18, 2004
Brazil: March 19, 2004
Turkey: March 19, 2004
Finland: April 2, 2004
United Kingdom: April 2, 2004
Netherlands: April 8, 2004
Hungary: August 17, 2004 (DVD premiere)
Italy: August 28, 2004 (DVD premiere)
Argentina: September 1, 2004 (video premiere)
Sweden: September 10, 2004
Japan: September 11, 2004 (Tokyo)
Belgium: September 15, 2004
Switzerland: September 16, 2004 (German speaking region)
Germany: September 30, 2004
Poland: October 9, 2004 (Warsaw Film Festival)
Austria: March 11, 2005
Spain: May 6, 2005
Denmark: July 1, 2005
Singapore: March 28, 2017 (NUS Museum)

Awards

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