PATH TO WAR tells the inside story of how "the best and the brightest" advisors in the Johnson administration, including Defense Secretary Robert McNamara and special advisor Clark Clifford, counsel the President in the decisions that will lead to America's deeper and deeper engagement in Vietnam.
Torn between those who recommend increased bombing to win, and those who advise a path be found to peace, Johnson watches as his presidency and his nation are torn apart by the deaths of young Americans overseas and the protests of those who remain.
Production Year:
2002
Released:
Tue, 03/25/2003
Run Time Minutes:
164
Genres:
Drama
Genres:
War
Genres:
Television
Trailer:
No
Format Aspect Ratio:
1.85-Wide Screen
Resolution:
480x720 LowRez
More Information:
HD-5
Audio Language:
English
Audio Format:
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels:
Dolby Surround
Actors:
Michael Gambon - Lyndon Johnson
Actors:
Donald Sutherland - Clark Clifford
Actors:
Alec Baldwin - Robert McNamara
Actors:
Bruce McGill - George Ball
Actors:
James Frain - Richard Goodwin
Actors:
Felicity Huffman - Lady Bird Johnson
Actors:
Frederic Forrest - General Earl "Bus" Wheeler
Actors:
John Aylward - Dean Rusk
Actors:
Philip Baker Hall - Everett Dirkson
Actors:
Tom Skerritt - General William Westmoreland
Actors:
Diana Scarwid - Marny Clifford
Actors:
Sarah Paulson - Luci Baines Johnson
Actors:
Peter Jacobson - Adam Yarmolinsky
Actors:
Gerry Becker - Walt Rostow
Actors:
Cliff DeYoung - McGeorge Bundy
Actors:
John Valenti - Jack Valenti
Actors:
Chris Eigeman - Bill Moyers
Actors:
Francis Guinan - Nicholas Katzenbach
Actors:
Robert Ciccini - Joseph Califano
Actors:
Randy Oglesby - John Stennis
Actors:
Victor Slezak - Norman Morrison
Actors:
Curtis McClarin - Martin Luther King, Jr.
Actors:
J. K. Simmons - CIA Briefer
Actors:
Scott Atkinson - Officer
Actors:
Andrew Borba - NSC Officer #1
Actors:
Sarah Brooke - Mrs. George Ball
Actors:
Channing Chase - Mrs. Dean Rusk
Actors:
Kevin Cooney - First Journalist
Actors:
Gordon Davis - Air Force Chief of Staff
Actors:
Reed Diamond - Duty Officer
Actors:
Wayne Grace - Marine Corps Chief of Staff
Actors:
Albert Hall - Roy Wilkins
Actors:
Davis Henry - Corporal McCafferey
Actors:
Clancy Imisland - Brother Fabian Butler, O.P.
Actors:
Jan Kurt Johannes - Navy Chief of Staff
Actors:
Franklin Jones - Army Chief of Staff
Actors:
Patricia Kalember - Marg McNamara
Actors:
Lennie Loftin - NSC Officer #2
Actors:
Madison Mason - John McCone
Actors:
Bruce Nozick - Journalist
Actors:
Blaine Pate - LBJ Aide
Actors:
Christian Peppard - Pat Nugent
Actors:
Ron Perkins - Air Force Colonel
Actors:
Gina-Raye Carter - Lynda Bird Johnson
Actors:
Peter Weireter - Secret Service Man
Actors:
Brenda Wehle - Juanita Roberts
Actors:
Kirk B.R. Woller - Officer
Actors:
"Ivy" - Little Beagle Johnson