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Documentary about Robert McNamara, who was SecDef under JFK and LBJ, and later President of the World Bank. The 85 year old McNamara, love him or hate him, is the star of the film. Other period players were really not interviewed, maybe because McNamara outlived most of them.

It's a bit of a different documentary. The director participates in the interviews to a limited extent, but uses footage and period speeches from McNamara and others to maintain the documentary flavor as well. Morris (the director) uses archival footage and charts very well to keep it flowing.

If you're a student of the Cold War/Vietnam era, or lived through it, I recommend this documentary. It's a little slow in parts, because it follows McNamara's pace, but the director compensates for this very well. It's fascinating, although it probably won't change any of your existing ideas, it presents another perspective. McNamara is one hell of a salesman and is trying to spin his legacy. I didn't find his perspective compelling enough to change my opinion of him, but it did help me understand why he was such a major player for so long.

Netflix has it, but not streaming.