Movie
The Unknown Known
Overview
Former United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, discusses his career in Washington D.C. from his days as a congressman in the early 1960s to planning the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Details
- Release date
- 2013-08-29
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Status
- Released
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Donald Rumsfeld as Self
- Kenn Medeiros as Younger Donald Rumsfeld / Secret Service
- Errol Morris as Self - Interviewer (voice)
Crew
- Errol Morris - Director
- Errol Morris - Writer
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