The Fog of War

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The Fog of War
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PG13,1hr 45min
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December 19, 2003
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Sony Pictures Classics
Synopsis: Former Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara is the sole focus of documentarian Errol Morris's The Fog of War, a film that not only analyzes McNamara's controversial decisions during the first half of the Vietnam War, but also his childhood upbringing, his education at Berkley and Harvard, his involvement in World War II, and his later years as president of the World Bank. Culling footage from almost 20 hours of interviews with the Secretary, Morris details key moments from McNamara's career, including ... Full Synopsis
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This is spellbinding reality cinema about duplicity and, worse, ignorance at the highest level. Full Review
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