The Unknown Known

2013
PG-13
1h 43m

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Donald Rumsfeld in The Unknown Known (2013)

A portrait of Donald Rumsfeld, one of the key architects of the Iraq War, and a larger-than-life character who provoked equal levels of fury and adulation from the American public.

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Former United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, discusses his career in Washington D.C. from his days as a congressman in the early 1960s to planning the invasion of Iraq in 2003... Read allFormer United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, discusses his career in Washington D.C. from his days as a congressman in the early 1960s to planning the invasion of Iraq in 2003.Former United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, discusses his career in Washington D.C. from his days as a congressman in the early 1960s to planning the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

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Awards
- 2 wins & 10 nominations total

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The Unknown Known: Behandlung Der Gefangenen (German Subtitled)

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The Unknown Known: Behandlung Der Gefangenen (German Subtitled)

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The Unknown Known: Treffen Mit Saddam Hussein (German Subtitled)

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The Unknown Known: Saddam Hussein (German Subtitled)

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The Unknown Known: Watergate (German Subtitled)

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The Unknown Known: Saddam Hussein Verantwortlich Fuer 9/11 (German Subtitled)

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This same director also made Fog of War, a similar film that featured an extensive interview with Vietnam-era Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara. Both films were highly critical of their lead subjects management of war.

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Featured in At the Movies: Venice Film Festival 2013 (2013)

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6/10

slightly more informative than Sunday mornings

Errol Morris tackles another former United States Secretary of Defense in Donald Rumsfeld with an in-depth interview. It starts mainly on the invasion of Iraq but covers his entire Washington career and his personal life. The Iraq stuff is not anything new especially if one had paid attention. Rumsfeld is as evasive as ever. His earlier work for previous Presidents holds some interest inside stories. The obvious comparison is Errol Morris' masterpiece "The Fog of War". In that one, Robert McNamara is much less a politician and more of a wise elder lamenting mistakes. That is a much more compelling watch. This one is an extended Sunday morning political talk show and a simple biodoc of Rumsfeld's career. Errol Morris' views are obvious from his questioning. The history is informative but nothing shocking. Maybe in another twenty years, Rumsfeld will have something more interesting and surprising to say.