The Most Dangerous Man in America

The Most Dangerous Man in America

Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers

2009 en 92 minutes

Rating: 7.3

Plot

"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.

Trailer

Cast

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

Similar Movies

My Millennial Life

My Millennial Life

en

May 26, 2016

Repare Bem

Repare Bem

pt

January 1, 2012

11 Freundinnen

11 Freundinnen

de

May 24, 2013

The Sea

The Sea

pl

May 7, 1933

Our Hope

Our Hope

en

January 1, 2014

Under Snow

Under Snow

de

September 15, 2011

Born Naked (MLB)

Born Naked (MLB)

es

November 6, 2013

Now We Live on Clifton

Now We Live on Clifton

en

January 1, 1974

Ne me quitte pas

Ne me quitte pas

fr

November 23, 2013

Emoticons

Emoticons

en

November 22, 2007

The Yes Men

The Yes Men

en

September 7, 2003

Indietracks

Indietracks

en

June 25, 2016

Clowns

Clowns

en

April 7, 2008