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Feature film — 2003

Path to War (2003)

6.72h 45mDrama — History — TV Movie — War

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.

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A high-signal pick with 63 votes.

Avenue Pictures / Edgar J. Scherick Associates / HBO / HBO Films

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Director: John Frankenheimer

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Cast & crew

Michael Gambon as Lyndon Johnson

Michael Gambon

Lyndon Johnson

Donald Sutherland as Clark Clifford

Donald Sutherland

Clark Clifford

Alec Baldwin as Robert McNamara

Alec Baldwin

Robert McNamara

Bruce McGill as George Ball

Bruce McGill

George Ball

James Frain as Richard Goodwin

James Frain

Richard Goodwin

Felicity Huffman as Lady Bird Johnson

Felicity Huffman

Lady Bird Johnson

Philip Baker Hall as Everett Dirksen

Philip Baker Hall

Everett Dirksen

Frederic Forrest as Earle G. Wheeler

Frederic Forrest

Earle G. Wheeler

Diana Scarwid as Marny Clifford

Diana Scarwid

Marny Clifford

Sarah Paulson as Luci Baines Johnson

Sarah Paulson

Luci Baines Johnson

Chris Eigeman as Bill Moyers

Chris Eigeman

Bill Moyers

Tom Skerritt as William Westmoreland

Tom Skerritt

William Westmoreland

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