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. 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, morris guides rumsfeld through a discussion of his controversial career as a highlevel executive under four different republican presidents. 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. Everything you need to know about the unknown known movie. However, much remains unknown, especially in plants. The title of the movie, the unknown known, comes from rumsfelds most famous statement while serving as george w. 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. The unknown known is rated pg by the mpaa for some disturbing images and brief nudity violence. The life and times of donald rumsfeld nyt critics pick directed by errol morris documentary, biography, history, war pg 1h 43m.
In his documentary the unknown known, errol morris goes mano a. The tomb of the unknown soldier is guarded 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and in any weather by tomb guard sentinels. Christopher mintzplasse mclovin was only 17 while filming superbad. The unknown known trailer movie trailers and videos. Jan 09, 2014 the unknown known movie clip i think 20 errol morris documentary hd duration. I thought it was okay at first, but gradually lost me. What you need to know about the tomb of the unknown soldier cnn. Secretary of defense and congressman donald rumsfeld, directed by academy award winning documentarian and.
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. The unknown known is both artful cinema and an invaluable historical document. 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. 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. Department of defense dod news briefing on february 12, 2002 about the lack of. Rumsfelds public comments and arranged them as poetry in the book pieces of intelligence.
Mar 30, 2014 the resulting film, the unknown known, which opens on friday, is structured much like the fog of war. 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. Morris talks a bit about a series of articles hes been writing for the new york times in promotion of the unknown known. This time morris sat down with donald rumsfeld for over 33 hours of interviews to discuss his career.
Donald rumsfelds maddening confession in the unknown known. The life and times of donald rumsfeld is a 20 american documentary film about the political. Jun 22, 2014 the unknown known is essentially a bookend piece to this movie and is equally as fascinating and at times disturbing. Rumsfeld, a longtime official in washington who served as defense secretary under. Known knowns, known unknowns, unknown unknowns and the. In 2002, filming started on a movie called boyhood. 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. The life and times of donald rumsfeld is a 20 american documentary film about the political career of former u. Apr 03, 2014 the unknown known, errol morriss engaging, purposefully confounding portrait of former defense secretary donald rumsfeld, takes its title from one of rumsfelds gnomic, angelsonapin. 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. The life and times of donald rumsfeld is a american documentary film about the life of former u. Whether or not rumsfeld admits that he made mistakes is almost beside the point.
Donald rumsfeld, one of the dominant figures of the 21st centurys first decade in u. 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. I was reminded of roman polanskis frantic 1988, in which harrison ford played a doctor attending a convention in paris with his wife. Donald rumsfeld stares straight at the camera and smiles a lot in the unknown known. 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. Using declassified memos, morris guides rumsfeld through a. The unknown known is a documentary, or more interview, that kernel andrew hit up at the sydney film festival. In errol morris the unknown known, deciphering donald. The life and times of donald rumsfeld, the latest singleinterview documentary from errol morris, but his.
The life and times of donald rumsfeld is the story of a remarkable man whose career spans nearly one third of our nations history. The unknown known was released in 2014 on wednesday, april 2, 2014 in limited movie theaters. There are known knowns is a phrase from a response united states secretary of defense donald rumsfeld gave to a question at a u. The fog is considerably thicker in the unknown known, an encounter with mcnamaras most notorious successor. Errol morris on rumsfeld, the truth and the unknown known. Secretary of defense and congressman donald rumsfeld, directed by academy award winning documentarian and filmmaker 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. They arent done filming yet, and wont be until 2015. The unknown known movie clip i think 20 errol morris documentary hd duration. It opens this week in atlanta, boston, dallas, philadelphia, pittsburgh, san francisco and.
For the full unknown known interview, hit the jump. 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. Many people associate the phrases the known known, the known unknown and the unknown unknown with rumsfeld, but few people are aware of how he first presented these ideas to the public. 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. Toronto in his latest feature, the veteran documentary filmmaker errol morris points his camera at donald rumsfeld. It is basically the donald rumsfeld film, it is all him and a film for true military history fans or fans of rumsfeld.
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. 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. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the unknown known near you. A scene from the movie the unknown known with donald rumsfeld by errol morris. The unknown known 2014 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The certainty of donald rumsfeld part 2 the new york times. The unknown director behind one of the most famous movies of all time critics never took to michael curtiz, the hungarian jew who directed. 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 film, produced by joel silver, leonard goldberg and andrew rona, is based on the 2003 french novel by didier van cauwelaert published in english as out of my head which was adapted as the films screenplay by oliver. For 96 minutes cut down from 34 hours of conversation, mr. The idea of unknown unknowns was created in 1955 by two american psychologists, joseph luft 19162014 and harrington ingham 1916. Read the the unknown known movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Errol morris on his donald rumsfeld doc, the unknown.
May 05, 2014 the unknown known is a timely reflection on the failures of american foreign policy this century. The film is a summary of 33 hours of interviews that morris conducted with rumsfeld over. Rumsfeld in this nonsense about unknown knowns meaningless. Michael keaton didnt want michelle pfeiffer in the first batman because itd be too awkward. 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. 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. Apr 02, 2014 for the full unknown known interview, hit the jump.
The unknown known, errol morriss engaging, purposefully confounding portrait of former defense secretary donald rumsfeld, takes its title from one. 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. 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. The unknown known 20 this documentary film is a gripping exploration of the career and philosophy of former u.
It stars a child actor who was 7 years old in 2002. See also known unknowns tv episode and the unknown known film. The unknown known 20 former united states secretary of defense, donald rumsfeld, discusses his career in washington d. Mcnamara the fog of war or donald rumsfeld the unknown known.
Unknown is an impressive film with some exciting twists and turns. The certainty of donald rumsfeld part 1 the new york times. The resulting film, the unknown known, which opens on friday, is structured much like the fog of war. The life and times of donald rumsfeld, the latest singleinterview documentary from errol morris, but. Rumsfeld, the unknown known, misspelled the surname of a journalist who compiled some of mr. The unknown known is a timely reflection on the failures of american foreign policy this century. Donald rumsfeld discusses his political career, from his days in congress to war in iraq. I am delighted to partner with the history channel, participant and radius in this extraordinary project. Ten years after the fog of war, morris is back with his latest documentary, the unknown known. Rumsfeld, in his memoir, known and unknown, says he learned about the known and unknown from william r. Aug 30, 20 donald rumsfeld stares straight at the camera and smiles a lot in the unknown known. For example, there are now a number of known unknowns resulting from a previously unknown unknown. Former united states secretary of defense, donald rumsfeld, discusses his career in washington d.
The unknown known is a filmlength interview with mr. Morris film the unknown known is a gripping exploration of the career and philosophy of former u. The unknown known 2014 stream and watch online moviefone. When future generations wonder how we made such a mess of. Rumsfeld during a pentagon news briefing in february 2002. Morris is the author of two new york times best sellers, and is a regular contributor to the new york times opinion pages. Everything you need to know about the unknown known movie 2014. Most of the documentary concerns the iraq war and his tenure as defense secretary under george w bush.
When future generations wonder how we made such a mess of things in the middle east at the dawn of the 21st century. Errol morris on his donald rumsfeld doc, the unknown known. What you need to know about the tomb of the unknown soldier. If that sounds like a swipe against the movie, it is.
Mar 26, 2014 rumsfeld, in his memoir, known and unknown, says he learned about the known and unknown from william r. Rumsfeld, a longtime official in washington who served as defense secretary under the george w. Check out this behind the scenes look at bad boys for life. The film is a summary of 33 hours of interviews that morris conducted with rumsfeld over eleven. Documentary films, political documentaries, biographical documentaries. Actually its not donald rumsfeld on the hook in this documentary, its errol. Morris this time turns his attention to the iraq war and one of its principal thinkers donald rumsfeld.
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