Movie
Path to War
Overview
A powerful drama of soaring ambition and shattered dreams that takes a provocative insider's look at the way the USA goes to war—as seen from inside the LBJ White House leading up to and during the Vietnam War.
Details
- Release date
- 2003-10-28
- Runtime
- 165 min
- Genres
- Drama, History, TV Movie, War
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Avenue Pictures, Edgar J. Scherick Associates, HBO, HBO Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Michael Gambon as Lyndon Johnson
- Donald Sutherland as Clark Clifford
- Alec Baldwin as Robert McNamara
- Bruce McGill as George Ball
- James Frain as Richard Goodwin
- Felicity Huffman as Lady Bird Johnson
- Philip Baker Hall as Everett Dirksen
- Frederic Forrest as Earle G. Wheeler
- Diana Scarwid as Marny Clifford
- Sarah Paulson as Luci Baines Johnson
- Chris Eigeman as Bill Moyers
- Tom Skerritt as William Westmoreland
Crew
- John Frankenheimer - Director
- Daniel Giat - Writer
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