The fog of war
Subtitle: eleven lessons from the life of Robert S. McNamara
By: 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
Contributors: McNamara, Robert S., 1916-2009; Glass, Philip; @Radical.media (Firm); Globe Department Store (Firm); SenArt Films; Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm); Sony Pictures Classics (Firm)
Series: PAD 622 (NU course); PHL 437 (NU course)
Publisher: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Culver City, Calif
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] :
Number of pages: 107
Subjects: Interviews; History; Politics and government
Other titles: Eleven lessons from the life of Robert S. McNamara
Description: The story of America as seen through the eyes of the former Secretary of Defense, under President Kennedy and President Johnson, Robert S. McNamara. McNamara was one of the most controversial and influential political figures of the 20th century. Now, he offers a candid and intimate journey through some of the most seminal events in contemporary American history. He offers new and often surprising insights into the 1945 bombing of Tokyo, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the effects of the Vietnam War.
Notes: Originally released as a motion picture documentary in 2003.

Includes 24 additional scenes; Robert S. McNamara's 10 lessons from his life in politics; TV spots.

Recorded in Dolby digital 5.1.

Anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1).

Directors of photography, Peter Donahue, Bob Chappell ; editors, Karen Schmeer, Doug Abel, Chyld King ; original music, Philip Glass.

MPAA rating: PG-13; for images and thematic issues of war and destruction.

DVD format.

English language track with optional subtitles in French, Portuguese, Spanish or Japanese.

Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

Academy Award winner: 2003 Best Documentary Feature.