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The Fog of War (2003)

Name: The Fog of War
Director: Errol Morris
Genre: documentary film, biographical film
Rating: 8

The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara is a 2003 American documentary film about the life and times of former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, illustrating his observations of the nature of modern warfare. It was directed by Errol Morris and features an original score by Philip Glass. The title derives from the military concept of the "fog of war", which refers to the…

Directed by Errol Morris · Shot by Robert Chappell · Music by Philip Glass

Behind the scenes

How the U.S. helps pierce the fog of war in Ukraine — CBS Sunday Morning · 6 min

Elsewhere

More by Errol Morris

The Pigeon Tunnel
Separated
Tune Out the Noise
Gates of Heaven — 1978
Vernon, Florida — 1981
The Thin Blue Line — 1988
A Brief History of Time — 1991
The Dark Wind — 1991
Fast, Cheap & Out of Control — 1997
Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. — 1999
Standard Operating Procedure — 2008
Tabloid — 2010
They Were There — 2011
The Unknown Known — 2013
The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography — 2016
American Dharma — 2018
CHAOS: The Manson Murders — 2025

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