Special features: featurette plus cast and director interviews; TIME magazine special features, including LBJ slideshow; DVD-ROM features including timeline and interactive strategy simulator; extensive historical background articles; text interviews with director & cast.

Music supervisor, Evyen Klean ; music by Gary Chang ; editor, Richard Francis-Bruce ; production designer, Waldemar Kalinowski ; director of photography, Stephen Golblatt ; producer, Guy Reidel ; executive producers, Cary Brokaw, Edgar J. Scherick, Howard Dratch and John Frankenheimer ; written by Daniel Giat ; directed by John Frankenheimer.

Michael Gambon, Donald Sutherland, Bruce McGill, James Frain, Felicity Huffman, Frederic Forrest, John Aylward, Philip Baker Hall, Tom Skerritt, Alec Baldwin.

Begins immediately following his victorious election to the Presidency, Lyndon Johnson's dreams for "The Great Society" and his vision for civil rights in America was devastated by the impact of the Vietnam War. A war he didn't start, but which he seemed unable to end. Torn between the recommendation of increased bombing to win and a nation torn apart by the deaths of young Americans overseas and the protest of those who stayed behind.

MPAA rating: Not rated; contains adult content and adult language.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2002.

English, French or Spanish dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles.

Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

Golden Globes, USA, 2003: Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (Donald Sutherland).