The Fog of War : Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara
Item details
- ISBN: 1404941665
- ISBN: 9781404941663
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Physical Description:
videodisc
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. - Publisher: Culver City, California : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2004]
Contents / Notes
General Note: | Originally released as a motion picture in 2003. Special features: 24 additional scenes ; Robert S. McNamara's 10 lessons from his life in politics ; television spots. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 1. Start -- 2. Robert S. McNamara -- 3. The Cuban Missile Crisis -- 4. Lesson #1 : empathize with your enemy -- 5. Tommy Thompson -- 6. Lesson #2 : rationality will not save us -- 7. 1992 -- 8. 1918 -- 9. Lesson #3 : there's something beyond one's self -- 10. Statistical control -- 11. Lesson #4 : maximize efficiency -- 12. The firebombing of Tokyo -- 13. Lesson #5 : proportionality should be a guideline in war -- 14. The Vietnam picture -- 15. The Ford Motor Company -- 16. Lesson #6 : get the data -- 17. President Kennedy -- 18. Lesson #7 :belief and seeing are both often wrong -- 19. Rolling Thunder -- 20. 1995 -- 21. Lesson #8 : be prepared to reexamine your reasoning -- 22. Agent Orange -- 23. Lesson #9 : in order to do good, you may have to engage in evil -- 24. The march on the Pentagon -- 25. Lesson #10 : never say never -- 26. The Medal of Freedom -- 27. Lesson #11 : you can't change human nature -- 28. Epilogue. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Original music, Philip Glass ; editors, Karen Schmeer, Doug Abel, Chyld King ; directors of photography, Peter Donahue, Bob Chappell. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Featuring Robert S. McNamara. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: PG-13; for images and thematic issues of war and destruction. |
System Details Note: | DVD; anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1); Dolby digital 5.1. |
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions. |
Language Note: | English language track with optional subtitles in French, Portuguese, Spanish or Japanese; closed-captioned. |
Awards Note: | Academy Award winner: 2003 Best Documentary Feature. National Film Registry, 2019. |
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