Cinematic background from The Fog of War 2003 - 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

Biography, Documentary, History

Directors:
Errol Morris
Writers:
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Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A large pile of rubble in the middle of a city; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A group of men sitting around a table with microphones; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A man in a suit and glasses is speaking at a podium; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A man wearing a helmet talking on a cell phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A man in a helicopter holding a gun; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – The tail light of an old car under a cloudy sky; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – An aerial view of an airplane flying over a city; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A group of people standing on top of a green hill; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A black and white photo of people standing on a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – An older man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – An old black and white photo of a man wearing glasses; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – The front page of a newspaper; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – An old time magazine cover with a man wearing glasses; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – An aerial view of airplanes in a hangar; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A group of people sitting at a table with food; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A man wearing a helmet is holding a camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – An old photo of a man and a woman and two young boys; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – The front page of the detroit times on december 1 1 , 1 9 6 3 , with a picture of john f; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A man holding a camera while standing in front of a body of water; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A black - and - white photo of a man wearing glasses; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A black and white photo of a man in a business suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – An aerial view of a destroyed city with a river in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – An aerial view of the city of los angeles in 1 9 0 6; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A man standing at a podium in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – An old black and white photo of a woman wearing a hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A man in a white shirt is sitting at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A group of people that are standing in a crowd; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – An old photo of a man in a suit and a hat; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – An aerial view of a city that has been devastated by a major earthquake in 1 9 0 6; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – An aerial view of a city with a bunch of airplanes flying over it; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – An old photograph of a woman holding a baby; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A black and white photo of a man cooking in a kitchen; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A view of the lunar surface from the moon's orbit; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – An older man wearing a tan jacket walking down a street; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A group of people standing around microphones on a stage; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A man standing at a podium speaking to a crowd; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A black and white photo of tanks parked in a warehouse; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – Two men in suits walking in front of a crowd of people; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A time magazine cover with a painting of a man in the background; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A group of men in suits and ties standing in front of a crowd; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A group of planes sitting on top of an airport runway; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – An old photo of an older man wearing a helmet; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A group of men standing next to each other holding signs; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A bunch of old photos of a man and woman; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A black and white photo of john f; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A black and white photo of people sitting at a table; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – Two men sitting at a table in front of a flag; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – An old photo of a man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – An old black and white photo of a man in a suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – An old black and white photo of a woman; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A man in a military uniform standing at a podium; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A group of parachutists flying over a field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A black - and - white photo of a man's face; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A news paper with a picture of a man in a suit; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – An old photo of a crowd of people wearing hats; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – An old photo of a man working on an old car; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A group of men working on an airplane; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – Two men in suits are standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A group of men standing next to each other in suits; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – Men working on an old steam engine; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – An old photo of a man holding a baby; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – An old black and white photo of a man in a suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – An aerial view of the pentagon with a large crowd of people; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A man standing in front of an airplane on a field; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – An old black and white photo of a man in a suit; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – Two newspapers are laying side by side on a table; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A person sitting at a table wearing a suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – An older man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A man wearing a white helmet is looking into the distance; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – Two men sitting at a table and one is writing something; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – An old photo of a man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A group of men sitting around a table working; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A group of people standing next to each other in front of trees; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – Two businessmen sitting at a table with papers in front of them; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Fog of War” (2003), directed by Errol Morris – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle