The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Judith Ehrlich
Daniel Ellsberg
Patricia Ellsberg
Hedrick Smith
Tony Russo
Egil Krogh
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Daniel Ellsberg, a high-level Pentagon official and Vietnam War strategist, concludes that the war is based on decades of lies and leaks 7,000 pages of top secret documents to The New York Times, making headlines around the world. Hailed as a hero, vilified as a traitor, and ostracized by even his closest colleagues, Ellsberg risks life in prison to stop a war he helped plan. This story of one man's profound change of heart is also a piercing look at the world of government secrecy as revealed by the ultimate insider. Marked by a landmark battle between America's greatest newspapers and its president -- that g s to the Supreme Court -- this political thriller unravels a saga that leads directly to Watergate, Nixon's resignation and the end of the Vietnam War.
Cast
Daniel Ellsberg
Patricia Ellsberg
Hedrick Smith
Tony Russo
Egil Krogh
Crew
Nick Bertoni
Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler
Judith Ehrlich
Judith Ehrlich
Daniel Ellsberg
Daniel Ellsberg
Patricia Ellsberg
Jodie Evans
Vicente Franco
Vicente Franco
Rick Goldsmith
Rick Goldsmith
Rick Goldsmith
Egil Krogh
Lawrence Lerew
Lawrence Lerew
Blake Leyh
Tony Russo
Hedrick Smith
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 2010 Palm Springs International Film Festival.
Released in United States Fall September 16, 2009
Released in United States January 2010
Released in United States September 2009
Released in United States September 23, 2009
Re-released in United States February 2010
Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (True Stories) January 5-18, 2010.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Real To Reel) September 10-19, 2009.
Based on the book "Papers on the War" written by Daniel Ellsberg and published by Simon and Schuster 1972.
Based on the book "Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers" written by Daniel Ellsberg and published by Viking Press 2002.
Released in United States January 2010 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (True Stories) January 5-18, 2010.)
Re-released in United States February 2010
Released in United States September 2009 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Real To Reel) September 10-19, 2009.)
Released in United States Fall September 16, 2009
Released in United States September 23, 2009 (Los Angeles)
