# Path to War (2003)

> A devastating presidential portrait of Lyndon Johnson as domestic reform gives way to the Vietnam War and an increasingly impossible exercise in political control.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/19333

## Facts

- Runtime: 165 min
- Genres: Drama, History, TV Movie, War
- Director: John Frankenheimer
- Cast: Michael Gambon, Donald Sutherland, Alec Baldwin, Bruce McGill, James Frain, Felicity Huffman, Philip Baker Hall, Frederic Forrest
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0218505/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: grave, politically charged, intense, historical film night, political drama marathon

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