Synopsis
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.
The Fog of War (2003) is a 1h 47min documentary feature film by Errol Morris. Using archival footage, cabinet conversation recordings, and an interview of the 85-year-old Robert McNamara, The Fog... Selected for Los Angeles Film Awards (2025).
Key facts
Cast
Robert McNamara, Errol Morris, Fidel Castro, Barry Goldwater, John F. Kennedy, Nikita Khrushchev, Curtis LeMay, Richard Nixon
Original language
English
First release
October 26, 2003 (Czech Republic)
Awards
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
Crew
Producer
Errol Morris, Julie Ahlberg, Michael Williams
Cinematography
Peter Donahue, Robert Chappell
Editing
Chyld King, Doug Abel, Karen Schmeer
Music
Philip Glass
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
Soundtracks
| CD | The Fog Of War - Philip Glass, John Kusiak, Nico Muhly (2003) | 3 releases, 2003: Dunvagen Music Publishers, Inc., Orange Mountain Music |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Czech Republic | October 26, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | October 26, 2003 |
| Theatrical | United States | December 9, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Ireland | February 18, 2004 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | February 20, 2004 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | April 2, 2004 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | April 8, 2004 |
| Theatrical | Japan | September 11, 2004 |
| Theatrical | Switzerland | September 16, 2004 |
| Theatrical | Poland | October 9, 2004 |
| Television | Netherlands | April 25, 2011 |
| Classification | United States | PG-13 |
Versions & editions
| Home video | Brazil | July 29, 2004 |
| Home video | Hungary | August 17, 2004 |
| Home video | Netherlands | March 10, 2005 |
| Home video | United States | November 14, 2023 |
Full credits
| Director | Errol Morris |
| Cast | Robert McNamara (Self), 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 (Self (archive footage) (uncredited)), Richard Nixon (Self (archive footage) (uncredited)), Harry Reasoner (Self (archive footage) (uncredited)), Franklin D. Roosevelt (Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)), Woodrow Wilson (Self (archive footage) (uncredited)) |
| Producer | Errol Morris, Julie Ahlberg, Michael Williams |
| Executive producer | Frank Scherma, Jack Lechner, John Sloss, Jon Kamen, Robert May |
| Cinematography | Peter Donahue, Robert Chappell |
| Editing | Chyld King, Doug Abel, Karen Schmeer |
| Music | Philip Glass |
| Production design | Steve Hardy, Ted Bafaloukos |
| Visual effects | Robin Hobart |
| Sound | Tom Paul |
Additional data: TMDB.
