The Unknown Known

PG
1h 42m
2013
6.802 /10 (91)

Why is this man smiling?

Overview

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.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 2013-08-29

Top Billed Cast

Donald Rumsfeld

Self

Kenn Medeiros

Younger Donald Rumsfeld / Secret Service

Errol Morris

Self - Interviewer (voice)

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