Path to War
In the mid 1960s, President Lyndon B. Johnson (Sir Michael Gambon) and his foreign-policy team debate the decision to withdraw from or escalate the war in Vietnam.
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 2h 45m
- Released
- 2002
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 2002
Storyline
In the mid 1960s, President Lyndon B. Johnson (Sir Michael Gambon) and his foreign-policy team debate the decision to withdraw from or escalate the war in Vietnam.
Top credits
Michael Gambon — Lyndon Johnson
Donald Sutherland — Clark Clifford
Alec Baldwin — Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense
Bruce McGill — George Ball, Undersecretary of State
Awards
0 wins & 8 nominations
See all awards →Did you know
• The extensive historical research for this movie resulted in a script with a five-page, single-spaced bibliography.
• Gary Sinise: As Governor George Wallace. He previously played Wallace in George Wallace (1997), also directed by John Frankenheimer. The footage of Wallace on television is from Sinise's performance in that mini-series. In the scene right afterwards, he is also shown taking a publicity shot with Lyndon B. Johnson (Sir Michael Gambon), then talking to Johnson, then ending with a press conference.
• Executive producer and director John Frankenheimer's last movie.
User reviews
Good historical docu-drama
A history book written by the losers...
Another excellent historical docudrama from HBO...
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
- Color
- Color
