Path to War (2002) (TV)

Regisseur:

John Frankenheimer

Drehbuchautor (WGA):

Daniel Giat (written by)

Premierendatum:

18. Mai 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Werbezeile:

Beyond the battlefields of Vietnam. Inside the halls of power. A different kind of war would decide the fate of a nation.

Plot:

In the mid-1960s, President Johnson and his foreign-policy team debate the decision to withdraw from or escalate the war in Vietnam.

Plot Keywords:

Light At The End Of The Tunnel | Troop Buildup | 1960s | Vietnam War | Vietnam

Filmpreise:

Won Golden Globe. Another 17 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Excellent and truly compelling...

Besetzung

Michael Gambon	...	Lyndon Baines Johnson
Donald Sutherland	...	Clark Clifford
Alec Baldwin	...	Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense
Bruce McGill	...	George Ball, Undersecretary of State
James Frain	...	Dick Goodwin
Felicity Huffman	...	Lady Bird Johnson
Frederic Forrest	...	Gen. Earle 'Buzz' Wheeler
John Aylward	...	Dean Rusk, Secretary of State
Philip Baker Hall	...	Sen. Everett Dirksen
Tom Skerritt	...	Gen. William Westmoreland
Cliff De Young	...	McGeorge Bundy, National Security Advisor
Chris Eigeman	...	Bill Moyers
John Valenti	...	Jack Valenti
Gerry Becker	...	Walt Rostow
Sarah Paulson	...	Luci Baines Johnson

Länge:

165 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

Canada:A (Ontario) | Iceland:L | Spain:18

Drehorte:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Firma:

Avenue Pictures Productions

Dies und das:

Gastrolle: [Gary Sinise]Gov. George Wallace. He previously played Wallace in George Wallace (1997) (TV), also directed by John Frankenheimer.

Dialogzitate:

Lyndon Baines Johnson: Haven't you been paing attention? Hell, they got hundred-year-old women re-supplying them!

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Ausschnittsweise enthalten in The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2003) (TV)

Excellent and truly compelling...

effort at depicting the essence of Lyndon Johnson and his tragic presidency. Michael Gambon is a superb actor and his portrayal of the 36th president is by far the best I've seen yet. Most films depict LBJ as essentially some Texan buffoon without a clue. In reality, Johnson was a superb politician whose hopes and dreams for his country were ultimately thwarted by a war he never wanted in the first place. 'Path to War' shows how a man with all the strength, talent and skill to do potentially great things finds himself losing the battle on both fronts. The war on poverty that he so dearly cared for being defeated by the war in Vietnam, and as his own administration and the country turn against him, the downfall of a political giant.

I would suggest that this film be shown in high school classrooms as a way to educate our young people about LBJ, the man, his times and his legacy. Vilifed though he may be by many, 'Path to War' is truly a fantastic portrayal of the human side of the man and how he struggled to do what he thought was right for his country and for the world.