The Unknown Known

"Why is this man smiling?"

2013 1h 42m EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 96

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Synopsis

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Former United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld discusses his career in Washington D.C. from his days as a congressman in the early 1960s to planning the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

“Why is this man smiling?”

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Cast

Donald Rumsfeld
Self
Kenn Medeiros
Younger Donald Rumsfeld / Secret Service
Errol Morris
Self - Interviewer (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Errol Morris
Writers: Errol Morris
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Steven Hathaway shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Donald Rumsfeld and Kenn Medeiros and Errol Morris carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Why is this man smiling?".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2390962 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 96 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Errol Morris directs. Steven Hathaway cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 13 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Editor Steven Hathaway shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Donald Rumsfeld and Kenn Medeiros and Errol Morris carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Why is this man smiling?".
6IMDB entry: tt2390962 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 96 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.