The Most Dangerous Man in America
Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
2009 | 92m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Rick Goldsmith, Judith Ehrlich |
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| Writer: | Rick Goldsmith, Judith Ehrlich, Michael Chandler, Lawrence Lerew |
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| "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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 16, 2009 |
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| Director: | Rick Goldsmith, Judith Ehrlich |
| Writer: | Rick Goldsmith, Judith Ehrlich, Michael Chandler, Lawrence Lerew |
| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | watergate scandal, president, cover-up, pentagon papers, information leak, government corruption, woman director |
| Production Companies | Kovno Communications |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
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Updated: Aug 03, 2024 (Update) Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Daniel Ellsberg | Self (Narraror) |
| Patricia Ellsberg | Self |
| John Dean | Self - White House Counsel to President Nixon |
| Howard Zinn | Self - Historian |
| Peter Arnett | Self - Associated Press Correspondent (archive footage) |
| Ben Bagdikian | Self - Editor, Washington Post |
| Ann Beeson | Self - Associate Legal Director, ACLU |
| Robert Ellsberg | Self - Daniel's Son |
| Richard Falk | Self - Professor of International Law |
| Max Frankel | Self - Washington Bureau Chief, New York Times |
| J. William Fulbright | Self - Chair Foreign Relations Committee (archive footage) |
| James Goodale | Self - General Counsel, New York Times |
| Mike Gravel | Self - Senator (D-Alaska) |
| Morton Halperin | Self - Supervisor, Vietnam War Study (as Mort Halperin) |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | Self - President (archive footage) (as Lyndon Johnson) |
| Randy Kehler | Self - Draft Resister |
| Bud Krogh | Self - Director, 'Plumbers' Unit (as Egil Krogh) |
| Pete McCloskey | Self - Representative, California |
| Robert McNamara | Self (archive footage) |
| Wayne Morse | Self - Senator, Oregon (archive footage) |
| Richard Nixon | Self - President (archive footage) |
| Thomas Oliphant | Self - Reporter, Boston Globe (as Tom Oliphant) |
| Dan Rather | Self - Reporter (archive footage) |
| Tony Russo | Self - RAND Analyst |
| Thomas Schelling | Self - RAND Analyst / Nobel Laureate |
| Hedrick Smith | Self - Reporter, New York Times |
| Janaki Tschannerl | Self - Peace Activist |
| Leonard Weinglass | Self - Russo Defense Attorney |
| Name | Job |
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| Rick Goldsmith | Writer, Editor, Director |
| Dan Krauss | Director of Photography |
| Judith Ehrlich | Writer, Director |
| Michael Chandler | Writer, Editor |
| Lawrence Lerew | Writer, Editor |
| Vicente Franco | Director of Photography |
| Blake Leyh | Original Music Composer |
| Jorge Trelles | Production Manager |
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