Path to war [DVD]
2002
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Michael Gambon plays Lyndon B. Johnson in this made-for-TV drama tracing the U.S. government's path from the great hopes of the Kennedy years to the bitterness and failure of their involvement in Vietnam. Beginning his presidency with the dream of transforming the U.S. into a 'Great Society', Johnson's vision soon gets outpaced by his unpopular and unnecessary pursuit of the conflict in South East Asia. As the days pass, and his advisors Clark Clifford (Donald Sutherland) and Robert McNamara (Alec Baldwin) present the arguments for and against continued military action, Johnson faces the decision which could bring about his own downfall.
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Imprint:
Film 2000, 2002.
Collation:
1 DVD (168 min.) : col.
Credits:
Credits: director, John Frankenheimer; producer, Guy Riedel; writer, Daniel Giat; music, Gary Chang; subject, Lyndon B. Johnson.
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Cast: Cast: Michael Gambon, Donald Sutherland, Alec Baldwin, Bruce McGill, Felicity Huffman, James Frain, Tom Skerritt, Frederic Forrest, Philip Baker Hall, Cliff De Young, John Aylward.
Audience:
BBFC code: 15.
Dewey class:
791.437
Language:
English
BRN:
1029997
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