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| Genre/Form: | Video recordings for the hearing impaired Filmed interviews Documentary films Nonfiction films Interviews |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Robert S McNamara; Robert S McNamara; Robert S McNamara; Robert S McNamara |
| Material Type: | Videorecording |
| Document Type: | Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Errol Morris; Michael Williams; Julie Bilson Ahlberg; Robert Chappell; Robert S McNamara; Philip Glass; @Radical.media (Firm); Globe Department Store (Firm); SenArt Films (Firm); Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm); Sony Pictures Classics (Firm) |
| ISBN: | 1404941665 9781404941663 |
| OCLC Number: | 54534219 |
| Language Note: | English language track with optional subtitles in French, Portuguese, Spanish or Japanese. Closed-captioned. |
| Notes: | Originally released as a motion picture in 2003. Includes 24 additional scenes, Robert S. McNamara's 10 lessons from his life in politics, and television spots. |
| Credits: | Directors of photography, Peter Donahue, Bob Chappell ; editors, Karen Schmeer, Doug Abel, Chyld King ; original music, Philip Glass. |
| Performer(s): | Featuring Robert S. McNamara. |
| Awards: | Academy Award winner: 2003 Best Documentary Feature. |
| Description: | 1 videodisc (107 min.) : sd., col. and b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Details: | DVD; anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1); Dolby digital 5.1. |
| Other Titles: | Eleven lessons from the life of Robert S. McNamara |
| Responsibility: | 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. |
Abstract:
The story of American politics and military policies as seen through the eyes of the former Secretary of Defense, under President Kennedy and President Johnson, Robert S. McNamara. McNamara is a controversial and influential political figure. He offers a candid journey through some of the most seminal events in contemporary American history. He offers insights into the 1945 fire bombing of Tokyo, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the effects of the Vietnam War.
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- McNamara, Robert S., -- 1916-2009.
- McNamara, Robert S., -- 1916-2009 -- Interviews.
- United States -- History -- 1945-
- United States -- Military policy.
- United States -- Military relations.
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.
- Tokyo (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1944-1945.
- Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
- McNamara, Robert S., -- 1916-
- McNamara, Robert S., -- 1916- -- Interviews.
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