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Synopsis. "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 ...
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As recounted in The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers, nominated for a 2010 Academy Award® for Best Documentary Feature, Dr. Daniel Ellsberg was one of the few people who even had full access to the papers, to which he himself had contributed.
Daniel Ellsberg was a valued strategist inside the US government until he leaked the Pentagon Papers and exposed the lies of the Vietnam War. This thrilling documentary chronicles this momentous chapter in history and how Richard Nixon’s obsession over the case brought down his own government.
16 set 2009 · 1 h 32 m. Summary During the Vietnam War, an unassuming man named Daniel Ellsberg made a judgment call that would ignite a political controversy. He leaked top secret documents known as "The Pentagon Papers" in hopes of exposing the American public to the truth about the war. Documentary. Directed By: Judith Ehrlich, Rick Goldsmith.
6 gen 2011 · directed by Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith, First Run Features, 2009 For many of us, the story of Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers has become an old friend, a familiar Sixties tale canoni...
Reviews. Roger Ebert: *** I thought I was pretty much familiar with the story about how the Pentagon Papers were leaked to the press in 1971. I knew that Daniel Ellsberg, a high-level analyst at the Pentagon and the RAND Corp., had Xeroxed the Pentagon's secret history of the Vietnam War and leaked it to the press, notably The New York Times.
Watch Film. In 1971, 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. The Most Dangerous Man in America is a riveting story of how one man’s profound change of ...
