Directed by:
John FrankenheimerScreenplay:
Daniel GiatCinematography:
Stephen GoldblattComposer:
Gary ChangCast:
Michael Gambon, Donald Sutherland, Alec Baldwin, Bruce McGill, Felicity Huffman, Frederic Forrest, Philip Baker Hall, Tom Skerritt, Cliff De Young (more)VOD (4)
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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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Michael Gambon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/089/168089247_xr2eyl.jpg)
Michael Gambon
Ireland
Best movies:
The King's Speech (2010)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
![Donald Sutherland](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/047/169047844_hzh1hs.jpg)
Donald Sutherland
Canada
Best movies:
The Simpsons: Dark Secrets (1998) (video compilation)
Lord of War (2005)
JFK (1991)
![Alec Baldwin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/701/163701236_2c7c36.jpg)
Alec Baldwin
USA
Best movies:
The Departed (2006)
My Sister's Keeper (2009)
Nuremberg (2000) (TV movie)
![Bruce McGill](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/541/162541750_cea807.png)
Bruce McGill
USA
Best movies:
The Last Boy Scout (1991)
Cinderella Man (2005)
A Perfect World (1993)
![Felicity Huffman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/736/163736230_e1e63d.jpg)
Felicity Huffman
USA
Best movies:
When They See Us (2019) (series)
Magnolia (1999)
Rudderless (2014)
![Frederic Forrest](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/477/160477387_be6bbb.jpg)
Frederic Forrest
USA
Best movies:
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Falling Down (1993)
The Rose (1979)
![Philip Baker Hall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269375_410985.jpg)
Philip Baker Hall
USA
Best movies:
The Truman Show (1998)
The Rock (1996)
Enemy of the State (1998)
![Tom Skerritt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/232/166232220_3a946d.jpg)
Tom Skerritt
USA
Best movies:
Alien (1979)
Harold and Maude (1971)
Contact (1997)
![Cliff De Young](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270651_8d1076.jpg)
Cliff De Young
USA
Best movies:
North and South (1985) (series)
Glory (1989)
Andersonville (1996) (TV movie)
![Chris Eigeman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270608_0457ec.jpg)
Chris Eigeman
USA
Best movies:
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (2016) (series)
Path to War (2002) (TV movie)
Kicking and Screaming (1995)
![Sarah Paulson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/198/163198178_81a512.png)
Sarah Paulson
USA
Best movies:
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Pretty/Handsome (2008) (TV movie)
Game Change (2012) (TV movie)
![Diana Scarwid](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/679/162679036_4b685f.png)
Diana Scarwid
USA
Best movies:
After the Promise (1987) (TV movie)
The Cure (1995)
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980) (TV movie)
![J.K. Simmons](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/437/164437911_7e0108.jpg)
J.K. Simmons
USA
Best movies:
Klaus (2019)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
Whiplash (2014)
![Peter Jacobson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/378/162378281_30e209.jpg)
Peter Jacobson
USA
Best movies:
As Good as It Gets (1997)
The Lost Room (2006) (series)
Private Parts (1997)
![Audrey Wasilewski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274237_afdde5.jpg)
Audrey Wasilewski
USA
Best movies:
Seven Pounds (2008)
Gia (1998) (TV movie)
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin - The Untold Story (2005) (video compilation)
![Gary Sinise](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/534/162534972_b15255.png)
Gary Sinise
USA
Best movies:
Forrest Gump (1994)
The Green Mile (1999)
Of Mice and Men (1992)
![Patricia Kalember](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/955/157955288_f3b04d.jpg)
Patricia Kalember
USA
Best movies:
Limitless (2011)
Signs (2002)
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
![Kevin Cooney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273343_6123c2.jpg)
Kevin Cooney
USA
Best movies:
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Dead Man Walking (1995)
Seven Pounds (2008)
![Veronica Diaz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277036_27780c.jpg)
Veronica Diaz
Argentina
Best movies:
Path to War (2002) (TV movie)
Not Fade Away (2012)
The Chosen One (2010)
![Randy Oglesby](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279247_32e82e.jpg)