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The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2009)

Half of democracy is just showing up.

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 32M

Director : Judith Ehrlich, Rick Goldsmith

Synopsis

"The Most Dangerous Man in America" is the story of what happens when a former Pentagon insider, armed only with his conscience, steadfast determination, and a file cabinet full of classified documents, decides to challenge an "Imperial" Presidency-answerable to neither Congress, the press, nor the people-in order to help end the Vietnam War.

Actors

Daniel Ellsberg
Daniel Ellsberg
Self (Narraror)
Patricia Ellsberg
Patricia Ellsberg
Self
John Dean
John Dean
Self - White House Counsel to President Nixon
Howard Zinn
Howard Zinn
Self - Historian
Peter Arnett
Peter Arnett
Self - Associated Press Correspondent (archive footage)
Ben Bagdikian
Ben Bagdikian
Self - Editor, Washington Post
Ann Beeson
Ann Beeson
Self - Associate Legal Director, ACLU
Robert Ellsberg
Robert Ellsberg
Self - Daniel's Son
Richard Falk
Richard Falk
Self - Professor of International Law
Max Frankel
Max Frankel
Self - Washington Bureau Chief, New York Times
J. William Fulbright
J. William Fulbright
Self - Chair Foreign Relations Committee (archive footage)
James Goodale
James Goodale
Self - General Counsel, New York Times
Mike Gravel
Mike Gravel
Self - Senator (D-Alaska)
Morton Halperin
Morton Halperin
Self - Supervisor, Vietnam War Study (as Mort Halperin)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self - President (archive footage) (as Lyndon Johnson)
Randy Kehler
Randy Kehler
Self - Draft Resister
Bud Krogh
Bud Krogh
Self - Director, 'Plumbers' Unit (as Egil Krogh)
Pete McCloskey
Pete McCloskey
Self - Representative, California
Robert McNamara
Robert McNamara
Self (archive footage)
Wayne Morse
Wayne Morse
Self - Senator, Oregon (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Self - President (archive footage)
Thomas Oliphant
Thomas Oliphant
Self - Reporter, Boston Globe (as Tom Oliphant)
Dan Rather
Dan Rather
Self - Reporter (archive footage)
Tony Russo
Tony Russo
Self - RAND Analyst
Thomas Schelling
Thomas Schelling
Self - RAND Analyst / Nobel Laureate
Hedrick Smith
Hedrick Smith
Self - Reporter, New York Times
Janaki Tschannerl
Janaki Tschannerl
Self - Peace Activist
Leonard Weinglass
Leonard Weinglass
Self - Russo Defense Attorney

Crews

Judith Ehrlich
Judith Ehrlich
Director
Rick Goldsmith
Rick Goldsmith
Writer
Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler
Writer
Lawrence Lerew
Lawrence Lerew
Writer
Judith Ehrlich
Judith Ehrlich
Writer
Rick Goldsmith
Rick Goldsmith
Director
Vicente Franco
Vicente Franco
Director of Photography
Dan Krauss
Dan Krauss
Director of Photography
Blake Leyh
Blake Leyh
Original Music Composer
Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler
Editor
Rick Goldsmith
Rick Goldsmith
Editor
Lawrence Lerew
Lawrence Lerew
Editor
Jorge Trelles
Jorge Trelles
Production Manager

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