Using archival footage, cabinet conversation recordings, and an interview of the 85-year-old Robert McNamara, The Fog of War depicts his life, from working as a WWII whiz-kid military officer, to being the Ford Motor Company's president, to managing the Vietnam War as defense secretary for presidents Kennedy and Johnson.
| Production | Frank Scherma | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jack Lechner | Executive Producer |
| Production | Robert May | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Errol Morris | Director |
| Editing | Chyld King | Editor |
| Production | Errol Morris | Producer |
| Camera | Peter Donahue | Director of Photography |
| Production | Jon Kamen | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Robert Chappell | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Karen Schmeer | Editor |
| Sound | Philip Glass | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Doug Abel | Editor |
| Production | Julie Ahlberg | Producer |
| Production | John Sloss | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michael Williams | Producer |
