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Path to War

Path to War is a 2002 American biographical television film, produced by HBO and directed by John Frankenheimer. It was the final film directed by Frankenheimer, who died seven weeks after the film debuted on HBO. It was also the last film produced by Edgar J. Scherick that was released during his lifetime—he died seven months after its initial airing on…

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Genre
Biographical
Cinematography
Stephen Goldblatt Nancy Schreiber
Country of origin
United States
Directed by
John Frankenheimer
Editor
Richard Francis-Bruce
Executive producers
Cary Brokaw John Frankenheimer Edgar J. Scherick Howard Dratch

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Nodes55
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Triples59
Avg. degree1.96
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related to Reviews · 20
Path to War → Bernard Weinraub, December, HBO, Johnson, Jonathan Curiel, June, LBJ's, Lesley Smith, May, On, Path, PopMatters, San Francisco Chronicle, Saturday, Sudden Resonance, TELEVISION/RADIO, The New York Times, Vietnam, Vietnam War Film Takes, War
related to Critical response · 15
Path to War → According, Alan Sepinwall, American TV-movie, Frankenheimer's, Gambon, It, Matt Zoller Seitz, Oliver Stone, Path, Television, The Book, The Washington Post, This, TV, War
related to External links · 8
Path to War → Box Office MojoPath, HBOPath, IMDbPath, Official, Rotten Tomatoes, War, War Archived October, Wayback Machine
Cinematography · 1
Path to War → Stephen Goldblatt Nancy Schreiber
Country of origin · 1
Path to War → United States
Directed by · 1
Path to War → John Frankenheimer
Editor · 1
Path to War → Richard Francis-Bruce
Executive producers · 1
Path to War → Cary Brokaw John Frankenheimer Edgar J. Scherick Howard Dratch
Genre · 1
Path to War → Biographical
Music by · 1
Path to War → Gary Chang

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Path to WarCinematographyStephen Goldblatt Nancy Schreiber1.00infobox
Path to WarCountry of originUnited States1.00infobox
Path to WarDirected byJohn Frankenheimer1.00infobox
Path to WarEditorRichard Francis-Bruce1.00infobox
Path to WarExecutive producersCary Brokaw John Frankenheimer Edgar J. Scherick Howard Dratch1.00infobox
Path to WarGenreBiographical1.00infobox
Path to WarMusic byGary Chang1.00infobox
Path to WarNetworkHBO1.00infobox
Path to WarOriginal languageEnglish1.00infobox
Path to WarProducersGuy Riedel Shirley Davis1.00infobox
Path to WarProduction companiesAvenue Pictures Edgar J. Scherick Associates HBO Films1.00infobox
Path to WarReleaseMay 18, 2002 (2002-05-18)1.00infobox
Path to WarRunning time165 minutes1.00infobox
Path to WarStarringMichael Gambon Donald Sutherland Alec Baldwin Bruce McGill James Frain Felicity Huffman Frederic Forrest John Aylward Philip Baker Hall Tom Skerritt Diana Scarwid Sarah Paulson…1.00infobox
Path to WarWritten byDaniel Giat1.00infobox
Path to Waris a2002 American biographical television film0.90text

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