The Most Dangerous Man in America

The Most Dangerous Man in America (2009)

Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2009-10-16
  • User Rating: 7.275/10 from 40 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 32min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Kovno Communications
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Directors: Judith Ehrlich, Rick Goldsmith.
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Summary

"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.

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  • Daniel Ellsberg

    as Self (Narraror)

  • Patricia Ellsberg

    as Self

  • John Dean

    as Self - White House Counsel to President Nixon

  • Howard Zinn

    as Self - Historian

  • Peter Arnett

    as Self - Associated Press Correspondent (archive footage)

  • Ben Bagdikian

    as Self - Editor, Washington Post

  • Ann Beeson

    as Self - Associate Legal Director, ACLU

  • Robert Ellsberg

    as Self - Daniel's Son

  • Richard Falk

    as Self - Professor of International Law

  • Max Frankel

    as Self - Washington Bureau Chief, New York Times

  • J. William Fulbright

    as Self - Chair Foreign Relations Committee (archive footage)

  • James Goodale

    as Self - General Counsel, New York Times

  • Mike Gravel

    as Self - Senator (D-Alaska)

  • Morton Halperin

    as Self - Supervisor, Vietnam War Study (as Mort Halperin)

  • Lyndon B. Johnson

    as Self - President (archive footage) (as Lyndon Johnson)

  • Randy Kehler

    as Self - Draft Resister

  • Bud Krogh

    as Self - Director, 'Plumbers' Unit (as Egil Krogh)

  • Pete McCloskey

    as Self - Representative, California

  • Robert McNamara

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Wayne Morse

    as Self - Senator, Oregon (archive footage)

  • Richard Nixon

    as Self - President (archive footage)

  • Thomas Oliphant

    as Self - Reporter, Boston Globe (as Tom Oliphant)

  • Dan Rather

    as Self - Reporter (archive footage)

  • Tony Russo

    as Self - RAND Analyst

  • Thomas Schelling

    as Self - RAND Analyst / Nobel Laureate

  • Hedrick Smith

    as Self - Reporter, New York Times

  • Janaki Tschannerl

    as Self - Peace Activist

  • Leonard Weinglass

    as Self - Russo Defense Attorney
Directing Judith Ehrlich Director
Writing Rick Goldsmith Writer
Writing Michael Chandler Writer
Writing Lawrence Lerew Writer
Camera Dan Krauss Director of Photography
Sound Blake Leyh Original Music Composer
Editing Michael Chandler Editor
Editing Rick Goldsmith Editor
Editing Lawrence Lerew Editor
Production Jorge Trelles Production Manager
Writing Judith Ehrlich Writer
Directing Rick Goldsmith Director
Camera Vicente Franco Director of Photography

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