Path to War
Directed by	John Frankenheimer
Produced by	Guy Riedel Cary Brokaw Howard Dratch John Frankenheimer Edgar J. Scherick
Written by	Daniel Giat
Starring	Michael Gambon
Music by	Gary Chang
Cinematography	Stephen Goldblatt Nancy Schreiber
Editing by	Richard Francis-Bruce
Running time	165 minutes
Language	English
IMDb profile

Path to War is a 2002 TV movie, produced by HBO. That deals directly with the Vietnam Conflict as seen through the eyes of the 36th President Lyndon Johnson. he has a tough choice to face while at the same he wanted to carry on his ideals of the Great Society. Lyndon Johnson comes off as very human as he faces the diversity of the sixties, he doesnt entirely seem happy as President and he misssed being in the Senate or back in Texas. He tried to use the presidency to help this country, Medicare, Voting Rights but he couldnt overcome the war in Vietnam which took over his Presidency. You watch a great performance from Michael Gambon, and Alec Baldwin as Robert McNamara seems to be the one who lead this nation into war in his advice to the President. Donald Sutherland playing Clark Clifford tried to be the voice of reason, he tried to talk his friend the President into backing out. Lyndon Johnson didnt want this war that was inherited from those that came before him all the way back to Truman. the war and the country bought a good man down not too mention the fact that he dies just four out of office. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... John Michael Frankenheimer (February 19, 1930 – July 6, 2002) was an American film director. ... John Michael Frankenheimer (February 19, 1930 – July 6, 2002) was an American film director. ... Edgar J. Scherick (October 24, 1924 – December 2, 2002) was one of the most prolific producers of television miniseries, made-for-television films, and theatrical motion pictures. ... Sir Michael John Gambon, KBE (born October 19, 1940), is an acclaimed Irish-British actor who has worked in television, film and theatre. ... Stephen Goldblatt is an Oscar nominated cinematographer. ... Richard Francis-Bruce (born 10 Dec. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ...

Featured cast

Sir Michael John Gambon, KBE (born October 19, 1940), is an acclaimed Irish-British actor who has worked in television, film and theatre. ... “LBJ” redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Clark McAdams Clifford (December 25, 1906 – October 10, 1998) was a highly influential American lawyer who served Presidents Truman, Kennedy, and Johnson and Jimmy Carter, serving as Secretary of Defense for Johnson. ... Alec Baldwin (born Alexander Rae Baldwin III on April 3, 1958 in Amityville, New York) is an Academy Award-nominated, Emmy Award-winning and a Golden Globe Award-winning American actor. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Bruce McGill Bruce Travis McGill was born on July 11, 1950 in San Antonio, Texas. ... George Wildman Ball (1909 - 1994) was born in Des Moines, Iowa. ... James Frain (born March 14, 1968) is a leading British stage and screen actor. ... Richard N. Goodwin was an advisor and speechwriter to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson and to Senator Robert Kennedy. ... Felicity Huffman (born December 9, 1962) is an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning American film and television actress. ... Claudia Alta Lady Bird Taylor Johnson (December 22, 1912 – July 11, 2007)[1] was a First Lady of the United States, having been the wife of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. ... Frederic Forrest (born December 23, 1936 in Waxahachie, Texas) is an American actor. ... Gen. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... David Dean Rusk (February 9, 1909 – December 20, 1994) was the United States Secretary of State from 1961 to 1969 under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. ... Philip Baker Hall (born September 10, 1931) is an American screen actor. ... Everett McKinley Dirksen Everett McKinley Dirksen (January 4, 1896 – September 7, 1969) was a Republican U.S. Congressman and Senator from Illinois. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... George Corley Wallace (August 25, 1919–September 13, 1998) was an American politician who was elected Governor of Alabama (as a Democrat) four times (1962, 1970, 1974 and 1982) and ran for U.S. President (in 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976). ... Thomas Alderton Skerritt (born August 25, 1933) is an Emmy Award-Winning American actor who has appeared in over 40 films and more than 200 television episodes (half Picket Fences). ... William C. Westmoreland (March 26, 1914 – July 18, 2005) was an American General who commanded American military operations in the Vietnam War at its peak from 1964 to 1968 and who served as US Army Chief of Staff from 1968 to 1972. ... Cliff de Young is an American actor and musician, born Clifford Tobin DeYoung in Los Angeles, California on February 12, 1945. ... McGeorge Bundy (1967) McGeorge Mac Bundy (March 30, 1919–September 16, 1996) was United States National Security Advisor to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson from 1961–1966, and was president of the Ford Foundation from 1966–1979. ... Chris Eigeman (born March 1, 1965, Denver, Colorado) is an American actor best known for roles in the Whit Stillman films Metropolitan, Barcelona, and The Last Days of Disco. ... Bill D. Moyers (born June 5, 1934 as Billy Don Moyers) is an American journalist and public commentator. ... Jack Joseph Valenti (September 5, 1921 – April 26, 2007) was an influential corpse and a long-time president of the Motion Picture Association of America. ... Walt Whitman Rostow (also known as Walt Rostow or W.W. Rostow) (October 7, 1916 - February 13, 2003) was an American economist and political thinker prominent for his staunch opposition to Communism and belief in the efficacy of capitalism and free enterprise. ... Sarah Paulson (born December 17, 1974 in Tampa, Florida) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress. ... Luci Baines Johnson Nugent Turpin (born July 2, 1947), is the younger daughter of Lady Bird Johnson and her husband the former president, Lyndon Johnson. ... Martin Luther King, Jr. ...

Trivia

• Gary Sinise, who had played Alabama governor George Wallace in a 1997 HBO biopic (also directed by John Frankenheimer), reprises his role in a cameo appearance, in which Johnson intimidates Wallace into asking for the National Guard's help to deal with racial unrest.

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External links

• Path to War at the Internet Movie Database
• Official site

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