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Path to War

2002 · 165 min · Director: John Frankenheimer ★ IMDb 7.3 · 4,883 ratings

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A portrayal of the Johnson presidency and its spiraling descent into the Vietnam War. Acting on often conflicting advice from his Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara and other advisers, President Johnson finds his domestic policy agenda for the Great Society overtaken by an ever demanding commitment to ending the war. It also depicts his political skills as he crosses swords with political foes such as Bobby Kennedy and Governor George Wallace. Despite support and encouragement from stalwart friends such as Clark Clifford, Johnson realizes his management of the war no longer has the confidence of the American people and announces that he will not seek the nomination of the Democratic party for the the 1968 election.

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Path to War (2002) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Anxiety 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Cast

Michael Gambon

Lyndon Johnson

Donald Sutherland

Clark Clifford

Alec Baldwin

Robert McNamara

Bruce McGill

George Ball

James Frain

Richard Goodwin

Felicity Huffman

Lady Bird Johnson

Philip Baker Hall

Everett Dirksen

Frederic Forrest

Earle G. Wheeler

Diana Scarwid

Marny Clifford

Sarah Paulson

Luci Baines Johnson

CE
Chris Eigeman

Bill Moyers

Tom Skerritt

William Westmoreland

John Aylward

Dean Rusk

Peter Jacobson

Adam Yarmolinsky

Gerry Becker

Walt Rostow

J.K. Simmons

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Reed Diamond

Duty Officer

Gary Sinise

George Wallace

Cliff DeYoung

McGeorge Bundy

Francis Guinan

Nicholas Katzenbach

Details

Directed by
John Frankenheimer
Written by
Daniel Giat
Type
Movies
Released
2002
Runtime
165 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 4,883 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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