PR: The Unknown Known on DVD & Blu-ray Jul 1

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A mesmerizing portrait of Donald Rumsfeld, the larger-than-life figure who served as United States Secretary of Defense and as the principal architect of the Iraq War. Love him or hate him, you cannot take your eyes off Rumsfeld in this unique kind of cat-and-mouse game of argument and counterargument, evasion and evidence. Morris takes us where few have ever been--beyond the web of words into the unfamiliar terrain of Rumsfeld's mind.

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"A bracing and invigorating philosophical skirmish." - A.O. Scott, The New York Times
"A shocking, important documentary." - Brad Schreiber, Huffington Post

A FILM BY ERROL MORRIS

The Unknown Known

WHAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT DONALD RUMSFELD

ON DVD and BLU-RAY(TM) JULY 1, 2014



Director Errol Morris--winner of the Academy Award(R), Best Documentary Feature for THE FOG OF WAR (2003)--offers a mesmerizing portrait of Donald Rumsfeld, the larger-than-life figure who served as United States Secretary of Defense and as the principal architect of the Iraq War. Love him or hate him, you cannot take your eyes off Rumsfeld in this unique kind of cat-and-mouse game of argument and counterargument, evasion and evidence. Morris takes us where few have ever been--beyond the web of words into the unfamiliar terrain of Rumsfeld's mind. The Unknown Known presents history from the inside out. It shows how the ideas, the fears, and the certainties of one man, written out on paper, transformed America, changed the course of history--and led to war.

Special features include Feature Commentary with director Errol Morris, A Conversation with Errol Morris, Third Annual Report of the Secretaries of Defense (1989), and a Four-part op-ed The Certainty of Donald Rumsfeld by Errol Morris.

RT: 103 minutes
Rated: PG-13

The Unknown Known BLU-RAY(TM)
Street date: July 1, 2014
Pre-book: May 28, 2014
Catalog #: BD61290
UPC: 013132612904
Run time: 103 minutes
Rating: PG-13
SRP: $29.99
Format: Widescreen
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 2.40:1
Audio: 5.1 DTSHD-MA

The Unknown Known DVD
Street date: July 1, 2014
Pre-book: May 28, 2014
Catalog #: WC61289
UPC: 013132612898
Run time: 103 minutes
Rating: PG-13
SRP: $24.98
Format: Widescreen
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 2.40:1
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1

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News Editor June 12, 2014, 11:00 am