Oct 28, 2003
165 min
Full-HD

Path to War (2003)

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.

Category

Drama History TV Movie War

Country

United States of America

Companies

Avenue Pictures Edgar J. Scherick Associates HBO HBO Films

Michael Gambon

Lyndon Johnson

Donald Sutherland

Clark Clifford

Alec Baldwin

Robert McNamara

Bruce McGill

George Ball

James Frain

Richard Goodwin

Felicity Huffman

Lady Bird Johnson

Philip Baker Hall

Everett Dirksen

Frederic Forrest

Earle G. Wheeler

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