The Unknown Known (2013)

Directed by

Errol Morris

Genre

documentary film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 92 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Errol Morris interviews former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld over many hours. The film examines Rumsfeld's career and his justifications for his actions and decisions.

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What happens

The Unknown Known (also known as The Unknown Known: The Life and Times of Donald Rumsfeld) is a 2013 American documentary film about the political career of former U.S. Secretary of Defense and congressman Donald Rumsfeld, directed by Academy Award winning documentarian and filmmaker Errol Morris. It is a summary of 33 hours of interviews that Morris conducted with Rumsfeld over eleven separate sessions during visits to Newton, Massachusetts. The film was released on April 4, 2014 by Radius-TWC and is dedicated to the memory of Roger Ebert. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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