The Fog of War
2003 · 107 MIN · IMDB 8.1 · 25,516 VOTES · DIR. Errol Morris
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 516 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:46:21 ...Ford Motor Company just barely broke even.
00:48:02 We accomplished a lot.
00:49:36 ...in different packages, down the stairwells of the dormitories at Cornell.
00:51:52 I was the first president in the history of the company...
00:53:07 She said, "Well, okay, why don't you write a contract with the president...
00:54:33 That's how Marg learned I had accepted.
00:56:48 Diem was overthrown...
00:58:24 White crosses, row and row.
01:02:58 On August 2nd...
01:04:24 Then finally, late in the day, Admiral Sharp said:
01:07:10 ...by the North Vietnamese political and military leaders...
01:12:49 ...has found some positive aspect of the course of the war.
01:15:04 And we, we saw Vietnam as an element of the Cold War.
01:17:18 What makes us omniscient?
01:19:35 And it was my responsibility to try to help him...
01:22:09 Burned himself to death below my office.
01:24:16 We placed troops carrying rifles around it.
01:27:09 And secondly...
01:28:52 ...to both Kennedy and Johnson.
01:30:46 But it was a really traumatic departure.
01:32:30 He didn't accept all the advice he was given.
01:36:03 ...who would say he has not made a mistake.
01:38:35 You don't know what I know about how inflammatory my words can appear.
543:12:04 were wounded and hospitalised.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed516
Dialogue density4.8 lines / min
First line00:46:21
Final line543:12:04
Production Record
DirectorErrol Morris
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes25,516