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The fog of war : eleven lessons from the life of Robert S. McNamara
Title
The fog of war : eleven lessons from the life of Robert S. McNamara / Sony Pictures Classics presents @radical.media & SenArt Films production in association with the Globe Department Store ; producers, Michael Williams, Julie Ahlberg ; produced & directed by Errol Morris.
Publication
[New York, New York] : Sony Pictures Classics, [2003]
Physical Description
1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr., 47 min., 4 sec.)) : sound, color with black and white sequences
Medium
polychrome
monochrome
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Originally released as a motion picture in 2003.
Directors of photography, Peter Donahue, Bob Chappell ; editors, Karen Schmeer, Doug Abel, Chyld King ; original music, Philip Glass.
In English.
Won 2004 Academy Awards, USA Oscar, Best Documentary, Features
Won 2014 Independent Spirit Awards, Best Documentary
Won 2004 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film
2nd Place 2004 National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA, Best Non-Fiction Film
2nd Place 2003 New York Film Critics Circle Awards, Best Non-Fiction Film
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Summary
The story of American politics and military policies as seen through the eyes of the former Secretary of Defense, under President Kennedy and President Johnson, Robert S. McNamara. McNamara is a controversial and influential political figure. He offers a candid journey through some of the most seminal events in contemporary American history. As leader of the world's most powerful military force during some of the most volatile periods during the 20th century, he offers insights into the 1945 fire bombing of Tokyo, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the effects of the Vietnam War.
Variant and related titles
ASP-AVON. OCLC KB.
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Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 02, 2023
Credits
Directors of photography, Peter Donahue, Bob Chappell ; editors, Karen Schmeer, Doug Abel, Chyld King ; original music, Philip Glass.
Videorecording number
FF648 Infobase
Subjects
Genre/Form
documentary film.
Documentary films
Feature films
Military history
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Internet videos.
Also listed under
Sony Pictures Classics (Firm), presenter.
@Radical.media (Firm), production company.
Globe Department Store (Firm), production company.
SenArt Films (Firm), production company.
Mongrel Media, film distributor.
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