1971
The year a few ordinary citizens took on the FBI.
2014 | 80m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Johanna Hamilton |
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| Writer: | Johanna Hamilton, Gabriel Rhodes |
| Staring: |
| Forty years before WikiLeaks and the NSA scandal, there was Media, Pennsylvania. In 1971, eight activists plotted an intricate break-in to the local FBI offices to leak stolen documents and expose the illegal surveillance of ordinary Americans in an era of anti-war activism. In this riveting heist story, the perpetrators reveal themselves for the first time, reflecting on their actions and raising broader questions surrounding security leaks in activism today. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 18, 2014 |
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| Director: | Johanna Hamilton |
| Writer: | Johanna Hamilton, Gabriel Rhodes |
| Genres: | History, Documentary |
| Keywords | woman director, cointel pro |
| Production Companies | Candescent Films, ITVS, Motto Pictures, Fork Films, Big Mouth Productions, Independent Lens, JustFilms / Ford Foundation, Maximum Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: May 05, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Bonnie Raines | Self |
| John Raines | Self |
| Bob Williamson | Self |
| Keith Forsyth | Self |
| Bill Davidon | Self |
| Peter Gregus | Bill |
| Lauren A. Kennedy | Bonnie Raines |
| Jonathan Joel Brennan | Bob |
| Rich Graff | John Raines |
| Daniel S. Taylor | Keith |
| Dennis Brito | FBI Agent |
| John Isgro | Custodian |
| Kerry Malloy | FBI Agent |
| Brian McCarthy | #9 |
| Matthew Smith | Citizens' Commission |
| Danielle Varga | Citizens' Commission |
| Paul Darren | Security Guard |
| Richard Nixon | Self (archive footage) |
| Betty Medsger | Self |
| Terry Neist | Self |
| Athan Theoharis | Self |
| J. Edgar Hoover | Self (archive footage) |
| Bob Dole | Self (archive footage) |
| George McGovern | Self (archive footage) |
| Frank Church | Self (archive footage) |
| Katharine Graham | Self (archive footage) |
| Ben Bradlee | Self (archive footage) |
| Marilyn Ness | Citizens' Commission |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Kirsten Johnson | Director of Photography |
| Johanna Hamilton | Director, Writer |
| Gabriel Rhodes | Editor, Writer |
| Philip Sheppard | Original Music Composer |
| Andreas Burgess | Director of Photography |
| Markus Kirschner | Production Design |
| Eniola Dawodu | Costume Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Marilyn Ness | Producer |
| Katy Chevigny | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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