The Most Dangerous Man in America

Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers

Duration: 92 min

Release date: 2009-10-16

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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.

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Daniel Ellsberg

Daniel Ellsberg

as Self (Narraror)

Patricia Ellsberg

Patricia Ellsberg

as Self - White House Counsel to President Nixon

as Self - Historian

as Self - Associated Press Correspondent (archive footage)

as Self - Editor, Washington Post

as Self - Associate Legal Director, ACLU

Robert Ellsberg

Robert Ellsberg

as Self - Daniel's Son

as Self - Professor of International Law

as Self - Washington Bureau Chief, New York Times

J. William Fulbright

J. William Fulbright

as Self - Chair Foreign Relations Committee (archive footage)

as Self - General Counsel, New York Times

as Self - Senator (D-Alaska)

Morton Halperin

Morton Halperin

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

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

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

as Self - Draft Resister

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

as Self - Representative, California

Robert McNamara

Robert McNamara

as Self (archive footage)

as Self - Senator, Oregon (archive footage)

as Self - President (archive footage)

Thomas Oliphant

Thomas Oliphant

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

as Self - Reporter (archive footage)

as Self - RAND Analyst

Thomas Schelling

Thomas Schelling

as Self - RAND Analyst / Nobel Laureate

as Self - Reporter, New York Times

Janaki Tschannerl

Janaki Tschannerl

as Self - Peace Activist

Leonard Weinglass

Leonard Weinglass

as Self - Russo Defense Attorney

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Michael Chandler

Michael Chandler

Director of Photography

Original Music Composer

Michael Chandler

Michael Chandler

Production Manager

Director of Photography

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