Path to War
“He promised peace, but chose war.”
2003•2h 45m•6.7•Released
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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.
Director
John Frankenheimer
Writer
Daniel Giat
Budget
$17M
Languages
English
Studio
Avenue Pictures
Cast
Michael Gambon
Lyndon Johnson
Donald Sutherland
Clark Clifford
Alec Baldwin
Robert McNamara
Bruce McGill
George Ball
James Frain
Richard Goodwin
Felicity Huffman
Lady Bird Johnson
Philip Baker Hall
Everett Dirksen
Frederic Forrest
Earle G. Wheeler
Diana Scarwid
Marny Clifford
Sarah Paulson
Luci Baines Johnson
Chris Eigeman
Bill Moyers
Tom Skerritt
William Westmoreland
John Aylward
Dean Rusk
Peter Jacobson
Adam Yarmolinsky
Gerry Becker
Walt Rostow
Production
Company
Avenue Pictures
Company
Edgar J. Scherick Associates
Company
HBO
Company
HBO Films
Producer
Guy Riedel
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