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Path to War (2002)

Path to War poster
Directed by
John Frankenheimer
Genre
drama film, biographical film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 45m
Rated
12
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 61 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film follows President Lyndon B. Johnson and his advisors as they make decisions that lead the United States deeper into the Vietnam War. It shows the political pressures and personal conflicts inside the White House during that time.

sombermethodicalreflectivetenserestrainedhistoricalintimate

What happens

Path to War is a 2002 American biographical television film, produced by HBO and directed by John Frankenheimer. It was the final film directed by Frankenheimer, who died seven weeks after the film debuted on HBO. It was also the last film produced by Edgar J. Scherick that was released during his lifetime—he died seven months after its initial airing on HBO. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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