Guide Note

Directed by Errol Morris, documentary film The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara examines the life and times of Robert S. McNamara, who formerly held many positions of power, including United States Secretary of Defense, president of the World Bank and Ford Motor Company and World War II Air Force Colonel.

Interspersed with archival footage is a series of interviews in which McNamara describes his actions and the lessons he learned while acting as U.S. Secretary of Defense in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations during the Cuban Missile Crisis and Vietnam War.

Fast Facts

Release Date: December 19, 2003
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Duration: 95 minutes
Won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Film in 2004
Contains original music composed by Philip Glass
Release Company: Sony Pictures
Domestic Gross: $5,034,218
McNamara was 85 at the time of filming

McNamara's Eleven Lessons

Empathize with your enemy
Rationality will not save us
There's something beyond one's self
Maximize efficiency
Proportionality should be a guideline in war
Get the data
Belief and seeing are both often wrong
Be prepared to reexamine your reasoning
In order to do good, you may have to engage in evil
Never say never
You can't change human nature

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Entertainment | Movies | Documentaries | Independent Films | Contemporary Films

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The Fog of War

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The Fog of War Reviews and Articles

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DocumentaryFilms.net: The Fog of War Review (March 6, 2004)
Berkeley: "Robert McNamara, Errol Morris...Share Lessons...from Fog of War" (February 5, 2004)
Roger Ebert: The Fog of War Review (January 23, 2004)
The New York Times: "Strangely Hopeful in a World of War and Caprice" (December 23, 2003)
Los Angeles Times: The Fog of War Review (December 19, 2003)
USA Today: "A Sympathetic McNamara Emerges from The Fog of War" (December 18, 2003)
Village Voice: "A '60s Mr. Death Explains the Calculus of Military Slaughter" (December 17 - 23, 2003)

The Fog of War Awards

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: Won 2004 Best Documentary Feature
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The Fog of War Fan Sites, Blogs and Message Boards

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