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Daniel Giat (written by)
Release Date:
18 May 2002 (USA)
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Tagline:
Beyond the battlefields of Vietnam. Inside the halls of power. A different kind of war would decide the fate of a nation. more
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In the mid-1960s, President Johnson and his foreign-policy team debate the decision to withdraw from or escalate the war in Vietnam. full summary | add synopsis
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Won Golden Globe.
Another 17 nominations
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(3 articles)
Cable Big Winner at Globes
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 20 January 2003)
Dratch Says Former Friend Elbowed Him Out of Costner Movie
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(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 20 January 2003)
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If you have ever wanted to know what goes on behind the scenes of sending our young men to war .... then this film gives us a terrific insight ... it is well worth watching
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Michael Gambon | ... | Lyndon Johnson | |
| Donald Sutherland | ... | Clark Clifford | |
| Alec Baldwin | ... | Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense | |
| Bruce McGill | ... | George Ball, Undersecretary of State | |
| James Frain | ... | Richard Goodwin | |
| Felicity Huffman | ... | Lady Bird Johnson | |
| Frederic Forrest | ... | General Earle G. Wheeler | |
| John Aylward | ... | Dean Rusk, Secretary of State | |
| Philip Baker Hall | ... | Everett Dirkson | |
| Tom Skerritt | ... | General William Westmoreland | |
| Diana Scarwid | ... | Marny Clifford | |
| Sarah Paulson | ... | Luci Baines Johnson | |
| Gerry Becker | ... | Walt Rostow | |
| Peter Jacobson | ... | Adam Yarmolinsky | |
| Cliff De Young | ... | McGeorge Bundy, National Security Advisor (as Cliff DeYoung) |
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The part of Special Assistant to the President Jack Valenti was played by his son, John Valenti, in the latter's first acting role. Jack Valenti later headed the Motion Picture Association of America for 38 years.
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Lyndon Baines Johnson:
Pack your suitcase, we're goin' to Vietnam.
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Featured in The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2003) (TV)
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Hire it, buy it or borrow it .... a timely film worth watching especially in our current world situation. This film gives a great insight into the passions, feelings and sometimes great frustrations behind the decisions that are made in times of conflict. I have it on good authority that this particular film is reasonably accurate, although i'm sure some usual Hollywood Cliché's have found their way into the script. What i found particularly sad was to learn that President Lyndon B Johnson, unfortunately passed away just days prior to the announcement of the end of the Vietnam war. I am sure that this film will evoke some pretty extraordinary emotional feelings, mainly due to the current world conflicts, especially in the Middle East.