Último film de John Frankenheimer, fallecido el 6 de julio de 2002. El director de El tren y Siete días de mayo se encuentra como pez en el agua en este film de intriga política, que pone buen colofón a una carrera impecable.
A portrayal of the Johnson presidency and its spiraling descent into the Vietnam War. Acting on often conflicting advice from his Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara and other advisers, President Johnson finds his domestic policy agenda for the Great Society overtaken by an ever demanding commitment to ending the war. It also depicts his political skills as he crosses swords with political foes such as Bobby Kennedy and Governor George Wallace. Despite support and encouragement from stalwart friends such as Clark Clifford, Johnson realizes his management of the war no longer has the confidence of the American people and announces that he will not seek the nomination of the Democratic party for the the 1968 election.
"Un apasionante recorrido por la presidencia de Lyndon Johnson (...) Debería verla todo aquel al que le interese el cine político en su subgénero 'Casa Blanca', y también el cine en general"
(Javier Marías: Diario El País)
Director: John Frankenheimer
Intérpretes: Michael Gambon, Donald Sutherland, Alec Baldwin, Bruce McGill, James Frain, Felicity Huffman, Frederic Forrest, Philip Baker Hall, Tom Skerritt, John Aylward, Sarah Paulson
Guión: Daniel Giat
Música: Gary Chang
Fotografía: Stephen Goldblatt, Nancy Schreiber
Título Original: Path To War
Año: 2002
País: EE.UU.
Duración: 165 min.
Género: Drama
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