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TV Movie

Path to War

2002·2h 45m·Not Rated
DramaBiographyWar
IMDb Rating
★ 7.3/10
4,760 votes

In the mid 1960s, President Lyndon B. Johnson (Sir Michael Gambon) and his foreign-policy team debate the decision to withdraw from or escalate the war in Vietnam.

Path to War is a 2002 drama biography movie directed by John Frankenheimer, starring Alec Baldwin, Donald Sutherland, Michael Gambon. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.3/10 from 4,760 votes and runs 2h 45m.

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Director
John Frankenheimer
Stars
Alec Baldwin
Donald Sutherland
Michael Gambon
Bruce McGill
Creators
Daniel Giat
Details
2002-05-18
165 min
TV Movie
Not Rated
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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