Connection
Path to War is a american film of genre Drama directed by John Frankenheimer released in USA on 1 january 2002 with Michael Gambon
Path to War (2003)
If you like this film, let us know!
Add to a movie listPath to War is a 2002 American biographical television film, produced by HBO and directed by John Frankenheimer that deals directly with the Vietnam War as seen through the eyes of United States President Lyndon B. Johnson and his cabinet members. It was the final film (theatrical or made-for-TV) that was directed by Frankenheimer, who died seven weeks after the film debuted on HBO.
The film stars Michael Gambon as President Johnson, Alec Baldwin as Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara and Donald Sutherland as presidential advisor Clark M. Clifford, who succeeds McNamara as Secretary of Defense.
Synopsis
Lyndon B. Johnson wins the 1964 U.S. presidential election by a landslide. His administration strives to advance civil rights and do other good work, but the Vietnam War consumes it. Johnson's civilian and military leaders persuade him to take America's involvement in Vietnam deeper and deeper, against the advice of the President's trusted adviser, Clark Clifford, who opposes the strategy of the Cabinet's Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara.Actors
Michael Gambon
(Lyndon Johnson)
Donald Sutherland
(Clark Clifford)
Alec Baldwin
(Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense)
Bruce McGill
(George Ball, Undersecretary of State)
James Frain
(Richard Goodwin)
Comments
Leave comment :
Suggestions of similar film to Path to War
There are 323 films with the same actors, 34 films with the same director, 82139 with the same cinematographic genres (including 1 with exactly the same 6 genres than Path to War), to have finally 70 suggestions of similar films.If you liked Path to War, you will probably like those similar films :
Reindeer Games (2000)
, 1h44Directed by John Frankenheimer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Christmas films, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Ben Affleck, Gary Sinise, Charlize Theron, James Frain, Danny Trejo, Clarence Williams III
Rating57%
Nick Cassidy and Rudy Duncan are cellmates in prison two days away from release. Nick has been corresponding with a young woman named Ashley Mercer, who is waiting for him on the outside. After Nick takes a shiv in a prison fight and dies, Rudy, who just wants to have a cup of hot chocolate after he reunites with his family, takes his place and lets the beautiful Ashley think he is the one who has been writing her. Gabriel, the leader of a gang who assaults Rudy and Ashley in their cabin, and is Ashley's brother and tells "Nick" that the gang, with Nick's help, will rob the casino he used to work at. Rudy reveals he is not Nick, but Ashley continues to confirm he is and that she wrote to him knowing Gabriel was going to kidnap and force Rudy to assist in the robbery. Rudy, while furious with Ashley, is reluctantly forced to go along with his ruse.
The Train (1964)
, 2h7Directed by John Frankenheimer, Arthur Penn, Bernard Farrel
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films, Political films, Histoire de France, L'Occupation allemande en France
Actors Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield, Jeanne Moreau, Michel Simon, Wolfgang Preiss, Howard Vernon
Rating77%
In 1944, art masterpieces stolen by the Wehrmacht from French museums are being shipped to Germany; the officer in charge of the operation, Colonel Franz von Waldheim (Paul Scofield), is an ardent art lover and is determined to take the art to Germany, no matter the cost. After the Germans remove the art chosen by Waldheim from the Jeu de Paume Museum, curator Mademoiselle Villard (Suzanne Flon) seeks help from the French Resistance. Given the imminent liberation of Paris by the Allies, they need only delay the train for a few days—still, it is a dangerous operation and it must be done in such a way that does not risk damaging the priceless cargo.
French Connection II (1975)
, 1h59Directed by John Frankenheimer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Medical-themed films, La provence, Films about drugs, Children's films, Gangster films
Actors Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Bernard Fresson, Philippe Léotard, Ed Lauter, Jean-Pierre Castaldi
Rating67%
Picking up two or three years after where the original left off, narcotics officer Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle (Gene Hackman) is still searching for elusive drug kingpin Alain Charnier (Fernando Rey). Orders from his superiors send Doyle to Marseilles, France, to track down the criminal mastermind and bust his drug ring. Once in France, Doyle is met by Inspector Henri Barthélémy (Bernard Fresson), who resents his rude and crude crimefighting demeanor. Doyle then begins to find himself as a fish out of water in France, where he is matched with a language he cannot understand. Doyle is shown round the police station where he finds his desk is situated directly outside the toilets. He tells Barthélémy that he is not satisfied with this positioning and hopes it is not a joke at his expense. Barthélémy informs Doyle that he has read his personnel file and is aware of his reputation and especially hopes he has not brought a gun with him as it is strictly forbidden in France for visiting police officers from other countries to carry firearms.
52 Pick-Up (1986)
, 1h50Directed by John Frankenheimer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about films, Films about sexuality, Snuff films in fiction, Films about television, Films about pornography
Actors Roy Scheider, Ann-Margret, John Glover, Vanity, Kelly Preston, Clarence Williams III
Rating63%
Harry Mitchell (Roy Scheider) is a successful industrialist living in the suburbs of Los Angeles whose wife Barbara (Ann-Margret) is running for city council while he is having an affair. Harry is confronted by three blackmailers demanding $105,000 for a videotape of him and his mistress, Cini (Kelly Preston).
Ronin (1998)
, 2h1Directed by John Frankenheimer
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Spy, Crime
Themes Spy films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Heist films, Chase films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Stellan Skarsgård, Sean Bean, Jonathan Pryce
Rating71%
At a bistro in the Montmartre district of Paris, IRA operative Deirdre (Natascha McElhone) meets with ex-special operatives-turned mercenaries Sam (Robert De Niro), Larry (Skipp Sudduth), and Vincent (Jean Reno), and takes them to a warehouse where fellow mercenaries Gregor (Stellan Skarsgård) and Spence (Sean Bean) are waiting. There, Deirdre briefs the men on their mission: that they have been hired to attack a heavily armed convoy and steal a large metallic briefcase, the contents of which are never revealed. As the team prepares, Deirdre meets with her ex-IRA handler, Seamus O' Roarke (Jonathan Pryce), who reveals that the Russian mob is bidding for the case and the team must intervene. After Spence is exposed as a fraud by Sam and summarily dismissed, the others depart for Nice. Sam and Deirdre develop an attraction to each other during a stakeout. On the day of the sale, Deirdre's team ambush the convoy at La Turbie and pursue the survivors back to Nice. After a gun battle at the port, Gregor steals the case and disappears.
The Young Savages (1961)
, 1h43Directed by John Frankenheimer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Burt Lancaster, Dina Merrill, Edward Andrews, Shelley Winters, Telly Savalas, Vivian Nathan
Rating68%
Danny Di Pace (Stanley Kristien), Arthur Reardon (John Davis Chandler) and Anthony "Batman" Aposto (Neil Nephew) are members of a street gang named the Thunderbirds in New York City in East Harlem. They have an ongoing turf war with a Puerto Rican gang called the Horsemen. The three Thunderbirds unleash a knife attack on Roberto Escalante (José Pérez), a blind member of the Horsemen and stab him to death. They are caught and arrested, and during questioning by the police, assistant district attorney Hank Bell (Burt Lancaster) discovers one of the boys is the son of Mary diPace (Shelley Winters), an ex-girlfriend.
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
, 2h23Directed by John Frankenheimer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Crime
Themes Prison films, Films about capital punishment, Se déroulant à Alcatraz
Actors Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter, Neville Brand, Telly Savalas, Edmond O'Brien
Rating77%
Robert Stroud (Lancaster) is imprisoned as a young man for committing a murder in Alaska. He is shown as a rebellious inmate, fighting against a rigid prison system: on his way to jail by train he breaks open the window to allow the suffocating inmates to breathe. His rebellious attitude puts him in conflict with Harvey Shoemaker (Malden), the warden of Leavenworth Prison.
Black Sunday (1977)
, 2h23Directed by John Frankenheimer, Marc Monnet
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Sports films, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, American football films, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Robert Shaw, Bruce Dern, Marthe Keller, Fritz Weaver, Bekim Fehmiu, Steven Keats
Rating67%
Michael Lander is a pilot who flies the Goodyear Blimp over National Football League games to film them for network television. Secretly deranged by years of torture as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, he had a bitter court martial on his return and a failed marriage. He longs to commit suicide and to take with him as many as possible of the cheerful, carefree American civilians he sees from his blimp each weekend.
Dead Bang (1989)
, 1h38Directed by John Frankenheimer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Films about racism
Actors Don Johnson, Penelope Ann Miller, William Forsythe, Tim Reid, Bob Balaban, Tate Donovan
Rating61%
A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy is shot down on Christmas Eve when he stumbles upon a robbery-homicide at a convenience store. A down-on-his-luck L.A. County Sheriff's Dept. homicide detective, Jerry Beck (Johnson), is assigned to the case. As with every case, he takes this one very emotionally, because "the job" is the last thing left in his life, and vows to get the perpetrator no matter what.
Year of the Gun (1991)
, 1h51Directed by John Frankenheimer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Films about terrorism, Political films
Actors Andrew McCarthy, Sharon Stone, Valeria Golino, John Pankow, Mattia Sbragia, George Murcell
Rating55%
In 1978, David Raybourne is an American novelist who lives in Rome and works as a journalist in a small English-language newspaper. He is romantically involved with Lia, the estranged wife of an Italian Industrialist, and befriended by Italo Bianchi, a politically left-leaning lecturer at a Rome university.