Path to War
Path to War
Release: 2003-10-28
·Runtime: 165m
·★ 6.7
Drama
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Avenue Pictures
Edgar J. Scherick Associates
HBO
HBO Films
Cast
Michael Gambon
as Lyndon Johnson
Donald Sutherland
as Clark Clifford
Alec Baldwin
as Robert McNamara
Bruce McGill
as George Ball
James Frain
as Richard Goodwin
Felicity Huffman
as Lady Bird Johnson
Philip Baker Hall
as Everett Dirksen
Frederic Forrest
as Earle G. Wheeler
Diana Scarwid
as Marny Clifford
Sarah Paulson
as Luci Baines Johnson
Chris Eigeman
as Bill Moyers
Tom Skerritt
as William Westmoreland
John Aylward
as Dean Rusk
Peter Jacobson
as Adam Yarmolinsky
Gerry Becker
as Walt Rostow
J.K. Simmons
as CIA Briefer
Reed Diamond
as Duty Officer
Gary Sinise
as George Wallace
Cliff DeYoung
as McGeorge Bundy
Francis Guinan
as Nicholas Katzenbach
Robert Cicchini
as Joseph Califano
Randy Oglesby
as John Stennis
Gina-Raye Carter
as Lynda Bird Johnson
Brenda Wehle
as Juanita Roberts
Crew
John Frankenheimer
Director
Mimi Lesseos
Stunts
Blaise Corrigan
Stunts
Joey Anaya
Stunt Double
Rick Kain
Stunts
Cary Brokaw
Executive Producer
John Frankenheimer
Executive Producer
Gary Chang
Music
Stephen Goldblatt
Director of Photography
Nancy Schreiber
Director of Photography
Richard Francis-Bruce
Editor
Waldemar Kalinowski
Production Design
Dennis Liddiard
Makeup Department Head
Bud Davis
Stunt Coordinator
Gary Chang
Scoring Mixer
Kyle Cooper
Title Designer