In-depth look at the life of John McCain, from his time as a POW in Vietnam to his three decades of service in the US Senate.
Direction
Kunhardt trio weaves archival gold with intimate final interviews.
Production
HBO access to McCain's dying days—raw, unguarded, unprecedented.
Director
George Kunhardt
John McCain
Self (archive footage)
George W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage)
Hillary Clinton
Self (archive footage)
John Kerry
Self (archive footage)
Henry Kissinger
Self (archive footage)
Barack Obama
Self (archive footage)
Sarah Palin
Self (archive footage)
Joe Biden
Self (archive footage)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed during McCain's final months; he requested the project continue after his death. The title nods to his favorite Hemingway novel, which he re-read in Hanoi.
Released in May 2018, months before his death—its timing made it an unintended obituary and a Rorschach test for post-Trump Republicans.
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