Read the the unknown known movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. In the nascent stages of the war on terror, then secretary of defense donald rumsfeld famously drew a distinction between known unknowns and unknown unknowns. It is basically the donald rumsfeld film, it is all him and a film for true military history fans or fans of rumsfeld. Donald rumsfeld stares straight at the camera and smiles a lot in the unknown known. The life and times of donald rumsfeld nyt critics pick directed by errol morris documentary, biography, history, war pg 1h 43m. Whether or not rumsfeld admits that he made mistakes is almost beside the point. Mar 27, 2014 the title of the movie, the unknown known, comes from rumsfelds most famous statement while serving as george w. Sep 15, 20 toronto in his latest feature, the veteran documentary filmmaker errol morris points his camera at donald rumsfeld. This time morris sat down with donald rumsfeld for over 33 hours of interviews to discuss his career. The unknown known is a filmlength interview with mr.
Rumsfeld, the unknown known, misspelled the surname of a journalist who compiled some of mr. It opens this week in atlanta, boston, dallas, philadelphia, pittsburgh, san francisco and. Secretary of defense and congressman donald rumsfeld, directed by academy award winning documentarian and filmmaker errol morris. Rumsfeld, a longtime official in washington who served as defense secretary under. Rumsfeld, a longtime official in washington who served as defense secretary under the george w. For example, there are now a number of known unknowns resulting from a previously unknown unknown. When future generations wonder how we made such a mess of things in the middle east at the dawn of the 21st century.
Donald rumsfeld discusses his political career, from his days in congress to war in iraq. The certainty of donald rumsfeld part 2 the new york times. Using declassified memos, morris guides rumsfeld through a. Most of the documentary concerns the iraq war and his tenure as defense secretary under george w bush. A scene from the movie the unknown known with donald rumsfeld by errol morris. Graham, who served with him in the late 1990s on the ballistic missile threat commission an attempt to undermine or at least question the c. The unknown known is a timely reflection on the failures of american foreign policy this century. The unknown known trailer movie trailers and videos. This is one of those drillbit solo interview films in which morris, in theory, adopts a stance thats adversarial and exploratory as he grills worldshaking power players like robert s. Errol morris on his donald rumsfeld doc, the unknown known.
Released april 2nd, 2014, the unknown known stars donald rumsfeld, errol morris the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 42 min, and received a score of 69 out of 100 on metacritic, which. The fog is considerably thicker in the unknown known, an encounter with mcnamaras most notorious successor. It stars a child actor who was 7 years old in 2002. The unknown known, errol morriss engaging, purposefully confounding portrait of former defense secretary donald rumsfeld, takes its title from one. Apr 02, 2014 errol morris the unknown known offers an indelible view of former secretary of defense donald rumsfeld, a man in charge during the 2003 iraq invasion. Donald rumsfeld, one of the dominant figures of the 21st centurys first decade in u. The unknown known 20 this documentary film is a gripping exploration of the career and philosophy of former u. I thought it was okay at first, but gradually lost me. May 05, 2014 the unknown known is a timely reflection on the failures of american foreign policy this century. Unknown is an impressive film with some exciting twists and turns. Jan 14, 2018 the unknown director behind one of the most famous movies of all time critics never took to michael curtiz, the hungarian jew who directed casablanca. The life and times of donald rumsfeld is a 20 american documentary film about the political career of former u.
The unknown known was released in 2014 on wednesday, april 2, 2014 in limited movie theaters. Errol morris on his donald rumsfeld doc, the unknown. Rumsfelds public comments and arranged them as poetry in the book pieces of intelligence. However, much remains unknown, especially in plants.
The unknown known 2014 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The idea of unknown unknowns was created in 1955 by two american psychologists, joseph luft 19162014 and harrington ingham 1916. Check out this behind the scenes look at bad boys for life. May 27, 2019 the tomb of the unknown soldier is guarded 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and in any weather by tomb guard sentinels. Documentary films, political documentaries, biographical documentaries. The first time through, its all too easy to focus on the many issues rumsfelds verbal miasma obscures rather than reveals, and to fault morris for not pressing and pinning down his subject more effectively. The life and times of donald rumsfeld, the latest singleinterview documentary from errol morris, but. Morris film the unknown known is a gripping exploration of the career and philosophy of former u. Rumsfeld during a pentagon news briefing in february 2002. In 2002, filming started on a movie called boyhood. In errol morris the unknown known, deciphering donald. It is released from uk film house hanway films and i can find nothing indicating an australian distributor or pending release so we will put it out there now. Using declassified memos, oscar winning documentary filmmaker errol morris guides rumsfeld through a discussion of his controversial career as a highlevel executive under four different. Everything you need to know about the unknown known movie.
The life and times of donald rumsfeld is a 20 american documentary film about the political. Michael keaton didnt want michelle pfeiffer in the first batman because itd be too awkward. For the full unknown known interview, hit the jump. I am delighted to partner with the history channel, participant and radius in this extraordinary project. Mcnamara the fog of war or donald rumsfeld the unknown known. The unknown known 20 former united states secretary of defense, donald rumsfeld, discusses his career in washington d. Aug 30, 20 donald rumsfeld stares straight at the camera and smiles a lot in the unknown known.
The unknown known is both artful cinema and an invaluable historical document. Everything you need to know about the unknown known movie 2014. The certainty of donald rumsfeld part 1 the new york times. Donald rumsfelds maddening confession in the unknown known. Morris films have won many awards including the oscar for the fog of war, the grand jury prize at the sundance film festival for a brief history of time, the. Errol morris the unknown known offers an indelible view of former secretary of defense donald rumsfeld, a man in charge during the 2003 iraq invasion. Mar 26, 2014 rumsfeld, in his memoir, known and unknown, says he learned about the known and unknown from william r. In his documentary the unknown known, errol morris goes mano a. Jul 15, 2014 in the nascent stages of the war on terror, then secretary of defense donald rumsfeld famously drew a distinction between known unknowns and unknown unknowns. The life and times of donald rumsfeld is the story of a remarkable man whose career spans nearly one third of our nations history. There are known knowns is a phrase from a response united states secretary of defense donald rumsfeld gave to a question at a u. Department of defense dod news briefing on february 12, 2002 about the lack of.
The unknown known movie clip i think 20 errol morris documentary hd duration. Former united states secretary of defense, donald rumsfeld, discusses his career in washington d. Mar 30, 2014 the resulting film, the unknown known, which opens on friday, is structured much like the fog of war. The film is a summary of 33 hours of interviews that morris conducted with rumsfeld over. For 96 minutes cut down from 34 hours of conversation, mr. Unknown is a skillfully photographed and acted film, and few actors are better than liam neeson at playing a man who has had the rug pulled out from under him. When future generations wonder how we made such a mess of. Apr 02, 2014 for the full unknown known interview, hit the jump. They arent done filming yet, and wont be until 2015.
I was reminded of roman polanskis frantic 1988, in which harrison ford played a doctor attending a convention in paris with his wife. See also known unknowns tv episode and the unknown known film. Rumsfelds statement brought much fame and public attention to the concepts of known knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns, but national security and intelligence professionals have long used an analysis technique referred to as the johari window. Rumsfeld in this nonsense about unknown knowns meaningless. The unknown known 2014 stream and watch online moviefone. The tomb of the unknown soldier is guarded 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and in any weather by tomb guard sentinels. Rumsfeld, in his memoir, known and unknown, says he learned about the known and unknown from william r. Toronto in his latest feature, the veteran documentary filmmaker errol morris points his camera at donald rumsfeld. The unknown known is a worthy addition to morriss body of work, an epic search that demonstrates the limits of language, the ease of sidestepping truth. The life and times of donald rumsfeld is a american documentary film about the life of former u. Jun 22, 2014 the unknown known is essentially a bookend piece to this movie and is equally as fascinating and at times disturbing.
What you need to know about the tomb of the unknown soldier cnn. Morris is the author of two new york times best sellers, and is a regular contributor to the new york times opinion pages. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the unknown known near you. Errol morris on rumsfeld, the truth and the unknown known. Morris this time turns his attention to the iraq war and one of its principal thinkers donald rumsfeld. Known knowns, known unknowns, unknown unknowns and the. Unknown means something that people are not aware of or familiar with. Secretary of defense and congressman donald rumsfeld, directed by academy award winning documentarian and. The unknown known is a documentary, or more interview, that kernel andrew hit up at the sydney film festival.
Using declassified memos, morris guides rumsfeld through a discussion of his controversial career as a highlevel executive under four different republican presidents. The unknown director behind one of the most famous movies of all time critics never took to michael curtiz, the hungarian jew who directed. Indeed, the movie, which radius releases on april 4, centers on morris using his patented interview techniques to try to get to the bottom of why rumsfeld pursued. News footage included in this documentary portrays the aftermath of the 911 attacks, an assassination attempt, various photos and news footage of warfare, fighting, shooting and explosions. If that sounds like a swipe against the movie, it is. The title of the movie, the unknown known, comes from rumsfelds most famous statement while serving as george w.
In this case, though, morris abandons his trademark interrotron camera, the contraption that locked his previous subjects into a viselike gaze meant to reveal their every. Mar 26, 2014 indeed, the movie, which radius releases on april 4, centers on morris using his patented interview techniques to try to get to the bottom of why rumsfeld pursued such an aggressive course in iraq. Jan 09, 2014 the unknown known movie clip i think 20 errol morris documentary hd duration. Unknown is a 2011 actionthriller film directed by jaume colletserra and starring liam neeson, diane kruger, january jones, aidan quinn, bruno ganz, and frank langella.
The resulting film, the unknown known, which opens on friday, is structured much like the fog of war. The film is a summary of 33 hours of interviews that morris conducted with rumsfeld over eleven. Christopher mintzplasse mclovin was only 17 while filming superbad. Morris talks a bit about a series of articles hes been writing for the new york times in promotion of the unknown known. Actually its not donald rumsfeld on the hook in this documentary, its errol. The unknown known is rated pg by the mpaa for some disturbing images and brief nudity violence.
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