Documentary about Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense in the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations, who subsequently became president of the World Bank. The documentary combines an interview with Mr. McNamara discussing some of the tragedies and glories of the 20th Century, archival footage, documents, and an original score by Philip Glass.
Written by Richard Latham
Errol Morris's wife jokingly nicknamed his interviewing device the Interrotron, which is what it later became known as.
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Quotes
[first lines]
[Per contact at the Errol Morris Foundation, the date is 8/5/1964, and the clip is from Press Conference on The Gulf of Tonkin Incident, National Archives #111-LC-48220]
Robert McNamara:
[archival footage from the press conference on the Gulf of Tonkin Incident, 5 August 1964]
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Crazy Credits
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