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The Unknown Known

“Why is this man smiling?”

2013 · 1 h 43 min
Directed by Errol Morris
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Cast

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Plot

Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld talks about his career and the Iraq war.

Sinekatalog’s take

Errol Morris's documentary is slippery and eerie, a one-on-one portrait of a man who sidesteps responsibility.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (4,430 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.