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.
Credits
The Fog of War Cast
Name |
Character |
Richard Nixon
He was 90, 81 years old when he died
|
as Himself (archive footage) |
Errol Morris
He was 55, now 76 years old
|
as Himself |
John F. Kennedy
He was 86, 46 years old when he died
|
as Himself (archive footage) |
Fidel Castro
He was 77, 90 years old when he died
|
as Himself (archive footage) |
Barry Goldwater
He was 94, 89 years old when he died
|
as Himself (archive footage) |
Robert McNamara
He was 87, 93 years old when he died
|
as Himself |
Nikita Khrushchev
He was 109, 77 years old when he died
|
as Himself (archive footage) |
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
He was 121, 63 years old when he died
|
as Himself (voice) (archive footage) |
The Fog of War Crew