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Product Information
The story of Lyndon B. Johnson and the run up to the Vietnam war.
Product Identifiers
EAN5014293143851
eBay Product ID (ePID)3953033
Product Key Features
ActorAlec Baldwin, Donald Sutherland, Tom Skerritt, John Aylward, Bruce McGill, Frederic Forrest, Felicity Huffman, Michael Gambon, James Frain, Philip Baker Hall
Film/TV TitlePath to War
DirectorJohn Frankenheimer
FormatDVD
Release Year2003
LanguageEnglish
FeaturesTrailers\Trailers
GenreDrama, General
Run Time82 Mins
Additional Product Features
Certificate15
Number of Discs1
Additional InformationPATH TO WAR, directed by John Frankenheimer, focuses on the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson (Michael Gambon), the successor to assassinated American president John F. Kennedy. President Johnson felt that Communism was the greatest global threat during his term in the Oval Office, and was thus confronted with an agonizing decision when the conflict in Vietnam seemed unable to win. This TV-movie depicts Johnson's process and the influence by such figures as Defense Secretary Robert McNamara and special advisor Clark Clifford. Directed by veteran John Frankenheimer (THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE), a filmmaker very accustomed to the realm of politics. Michael Gambon (THE SINGING DETECTIVE) received a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of Lyndon Johnson.
Whitewashes Lindon B Johnston's role in the Vietnam war
It could be that this film was made before some of the truth was published from official documents of what really went on - because this film made LBJ look unfortunate rather than unscrupulous. However Michael Gambon's portrayal was breathtakingly good, very impressive.