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The Unknown Known (2013)

The Unknown Known poster
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
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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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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)

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