Path to War
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| Genre | Biographical television film |
| Directed by | John Frankenheimer |
| Produced by | Cary Brokaw Howard Dratch John Frankenheimer Guy Riedel Edgar J. Scherick |
| Written by | Daniel Giat |
| Starring | (first billed only) Michael Gambon Donald Sutherland Alec Baldwin Bruce McGill James Frain Felicity Huffman Frederic Forrest John Aylward Philip Baker Hall Tom Skerritt Diana Scarwid Sarah Paulson Gerry Becker Peter Jacobson |
| Music by | Gary Chang |
| Cinematography | Stephen Goldblatt Nancy Schreiber |
| Editing by | Richard Francis-Bruce |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Original channel | HBO |
| Release date | May 18, 2002 |
| Original run | May 18, 2002 – present |
| Running time | 165 minutes |
Path to War is a 2002 American biographical television film, produced by HBO and directed by John Frankenheimer that deals directly with the Vietnam War as seen through the eyes of United States President Lyndon B. Johnson and his cabinet members.
The film stars Michael Gambon as President Johnson, Alec Baldwin as defense secretary Robert McNamara and Donald Sutherland as presidential adviser Clark M. Clifford.
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Lyndon B. Johnson wins the 1964 United States presidential election by a landslide. His administration strives to advance civil rights and do other good work, but the Vietnam War consumes it. Johnson's civilian and military leaders persuade him to take America's involvement in Vietnam deeper and deeper, against the advice of the President's trusted adviser, Clark Clifford, who opposes the strategy of the Cabinet's brilliant secretary of defense, Robert McNamara.
The film examines Johnson's often misunderstood and challenging presidency, concluding with his decision not to run for re-election in 1968.
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- Sutherland won a 2002 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film for his performance as Clifford.
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- Dominic Houlder, an adjunct professor of strategic and international management at the London Business School at the University of London in London, England, uses excerpts from the film for the Capstone course as part of the school's master of business administration program.[citation needed]
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