Directed by
| Errol Morris | ||
Cast (in credits order)
| Robert McNamara | ... | Self | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Fidel Castro | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Barry Goldwater | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| John F. Kennedy | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Nikita Khrushchev | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Curtis LeMay | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Errol Morris | ... | Interviewer (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Richard Nixon | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Harry Reasoner | ... | Self - TV interviewer (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | ... | Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Woodrow Wilson | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Produced by
| Julie Ahlberg | ... | producer |
| Robert Fernandez | ... | co-producer |
| Jon Kamen | ... | executive producer |
| Adam Kosberg | ... | associate producer |
| Jack Lechner | ... | executive producer |
| Robert May | ... | executive producer |
| Errol Morris | ... | producer |
| Ann Petrone | ... | associate producer |
| Frank Scherma | ... | executive producer |
| John Sloss | ... | executive producer |
| Michael Williams | ... | producer |
Music by
| Philip Glass | ... | (original music by) |
Cinematography by
| Robert Chappell | ... | director of photography (as Bob Chappell) |
| Peter Donahue | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Doug Abel | ... | (edited by) |
| Chyld King | ... | (edited by) |
| Karen Schmeer | ... | (edited by) |
Production Design by
| Ted Bafaloukos | ||
| Steve Hardie | ||
Set Decoration by
| Liz Chiz | ||
Makeup Department
| Donyale McRae | ... | make-up |
| Maria Scali | ... | makeup: interviews |
Production Management
| Tonya Bertram | ... | production supervisor |
| Brad Fuller | ... | post production supervisor |
| Sarah Gold | ... | production supervisor: China |
| Dia Sokol Savage | ... | production supervisor (as Dia Sokol) |
| Ben Schneider | ... | production supervisor: Berlin shoot (uncredited) |
| Ronald Vietz | ... | production manager: Germany (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Lennie Appelquist | ... | first assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Jennifer Ho | ... | art department coordinator |
| Steve McNulty | ... | art director: interviews |
| Gary Shartsis | ... | property master |
| Chris Tragert | ... | prop assistant |
| Daniel Turk | ... | construction coordinator (as Dan Turk) |
| Jim Utter | ... | leadman |
Sound Department
| Coll Anderson | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Dan Bora | ... | additional engineer |
| Stephen Bores | ... | production sound mixer: interviews (as Steve Bores) |
| Brian Bowles | ... | dialogue editor |
| Hector Castillo | ... | recording engineer |
| Lee Dichter | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Sean Garnhart | ... | sound effects editor |
| Harry Higgins | ... | recordist |
| Terrance Laudermilch | ... | recordist (as Terry Laudermilch) |
| Ichiho Nishiki | ... | technical assistant |
| Tom Paul | ... | sound designer |
| Christian Rutledge | ... | production assistant: sound department |
| Marilyn Teorey | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Sean Garnhart | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
| Daniel Perlin | ... | sound effects editor (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Robin Hobart | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Zachary Morong | ... | 3D animator |
| Evan Olson | ... | animation / visual effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Sumaya Agha | ... | still photographer: interviews |
| Martin Albert | ... | gaffer: interviews |
| Dave Cambria | ... | gaffer: interviews |
| Steve Cardellini | ... | key grip |
| John Cardoni | ... | gaffer |
| Tim Carr | ... | key grip |
| Joe Christofori | ... | first camera assistant: interviews |
| Greg Daniels | ... | first assistant camera |
| Elsa Dorfman | ... | portrait photographer: interviews |
| Claire Folger | ... | still photographer: interviews |
| Aaron Kaikko | ... | video assistant |
| Roger Marbury | ... | key grip: interviews |
| Scott Perryman | ... | lighting technician |
| Robert Ragozzine | ... | first assistant camera (as Bob Ragozzine) |
| John Raugalis | ... | gaffer (as John Ragaulis) |
| Daisy Smith | ... | second assistant camera |
| Timothy M. Sweeney | ... | second camera assistant: interviews (as Tim Sweeney) |
| Peter Thomas | ... | gaffer |
| Brett Van Ort | ... | second assistant camera |
| Frans Weterrings III | ... | best boy: interviews (as Frans Weterrings) |
| Billy Witherington | ... | best boy grip (as Bill Witherington) |
| Eric Zimmerman | ... | first assistant camera |
| Glenn Corbett | ... | best boy (uncredited) |
| Tyrone Hoogendyk | ... | dolly grip: Germany (uncredited) |
| Charlie Newberry | ... | camera loader: Washington D.C. (uncredited) |
| Mark Walpole | ... | second assistant camera: Washington D.C. (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Eddie Marquez | ... | wardrobe |
| Critter Pierce | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Julie Vogel | ... | wardrobe |
Editorial Department
| Eric Alvarado | ... | digital intermediate systems colorist |
| Steven Hathaway | ... | associate editor |
| Peter Heady | ... | high definition on-line editor |
| Fred Heid | ... | color timer |
| Danny Hogan | ... | editorial assistant: io (as Dan Hogan) |
| Tom Karras | ... | colorist assistant |
| Dan Mooney | ... | associate editor (as Daniel Mooney) |
| Benjamin Murray | ... | digital intermediate titling |
| Charles Silver | ... | editorial consultant |
| Joe Violante | ... | coordinator: Technicolor |
| Tricia Wilk | ... | post-production assistant |
Location Management
| John Cefalu | ... | location manager |
| Dan Kemp | ... | location manager |
| John Latenser V | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Cat Celebrezze | ... | associate music producer |
| Don Christiansen | ... | producer: CD soundtrack |
| Jim Keller | ... | executive music producer |
| John Kusiak | ... | additional music |
| Nico Muhly | ... | score preparation |
| Kurt Munkacsi | ... | music producer |
| Ichiho Nishiki | ... | music assistant |
| Michael Riesman | ... | musical director |
| Jonathan Dinklage | ... | musician (uncredited) |
| Christian Rutledge | ... | music production coordinator: musician contractor (uncredited) |
| P. Andrew Willis | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Christian Akers | ... | production assistant |
| Jamie Anschultz | ... | production assistant |
| Heidi August | ... | production accountant |
| Sarah Belanger | ... | intern |
| Kara Bilof | ... | studio manager |
| James Blight | ... | special advisor |
| Paul Brennan | ... | production counsel: Sloss Law Office |
| Karen Corsica | ... | production coordinator: interviews |
| Jeff Crocker | ... | research assistant (as Jeffery Crocker) |
| Matthew Davey | ... | laser film recording: Arri |
| Christopher Fadale | ... | technical supervisor: interviews (as Chris Fadale) |
| Joe Harley | ... | intern |
| Kevin Hayes | ... | production coordinator |
| Peter Heady | ... | io data editorial |
| Paul Hu | ... | photo: McNamara and Nguyen Co Thach |
| Jeff Huston | ... | laser film recording: Arri |
| Claire Jones | ... | research assistant |
| Chris Kasick | ... | assistant to the director (as Chris 'Ox' Kasick) |
| Chris Kim | ... | production assistant |
| Katherine Kim | ... | intern |
| Jason Kohn | ... | research assistant |
| Alex Kreuter | ... | graphics supervisor |
| Jeff Krulik | ... | research assistant |
| Janet Lang | ... | special advisor |
| Paul Loram | ... | research assistant |
| Justin Milner | ... | intern |
| Nico Muhly | ... | assistant: to Philip Glass & Michael Riesman |
| Ann Petrone | ... | archival research supervisor |
| Dina Marie Piscatelli | ... | production coordinator |
| Luke Poling | ... | production assistant |
| Andy Rice | ... | research assistant |
| Justin Rice | ... | assistant to the director |
| Ben Schneider | ... | assistant to production |
| Julia Sheehan | ... | special advisor |
| John Sloss | ... | production counsel: Sloss Law Office |
| Tim Spitzer | ... | executive producer: HD & data services |
| Shawn Tabor | ... | military consultant / research assistant |
| Jared Washburn | ... | office production assistant |
Thanks
| James Blight | ... | acknowledgment: archival footage and photographs provided by |
| Tim Bono | ... | special thanks |
| John Canaday | ... | special thanks |
| Jonny Cranson | ... | special thanks |
| Frances Fitzgerald | ... | special thanks |
| Ellen Fitzpatrick | ... | special thanks |
| Chris Florio | ... | special thanks |
| Deborah Fortson | ... | special thanks |
| Jim Gardner | ... | special thanks |
| Jane Gillooly | ... | special thanks |
| Harvey Goldberg | ... | in memory of: University of Wisconsin history professor |
| Alfred Guzzetti | ... | special thanks |
| Peter Hall | ... | special thanks |
| Alison Harris | ... | special thanks |
| Steven Harris | ... | special thanks |
| Paul Jankowski | ... | special thanks |
| Caroline Kaplan | ... | very special thanks |
| Alice Kelikian | ... | special thanks |
| Craig McNamara | ... | acknowledgment: archival footage and photographs provided by / special thanks |
| George L. Mosse | ... | in memory of: University of Wisconsin history professor |
| Jamie Mylar | ... | special thanks |
| Tom O'Malley | ... | special thanks |
| Kenn Rabin | ... | special thanks |
| Deborah Ricketts | ... | special thanks |
| Ron Rosenbaum | ... | special thanks |
| Jay Rubin | ... | special thanks |
| Elizabeth Sadoff | ... | special thanks |
| Jonathan Sehring | ... | very special thanks |
| Gary Stern | ... | special thanks |
| Rosemary Taylor | ... | special thanks |
| Kathryn Tucker | ... | special thanks |
| Patricia Vanderbeek | ... | special thanks |
| Lawrence Waschler | ... | special thanks |
| Lewis D. Wheeler | ... | special thanks (as Lewis Wheeler) |
| Bonnie Willette | ... | special thanks |
| Kyla Wilson | ... | special thanks |
| Dino Zervos | ... | special thanks |
