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The Most Dangerous Man in America

The Most Dangerous Man in America

★ 7.4/10•2009•1h 32m•Documentary

Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers

"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.

Michael Chandler · Writer

Lawrence Lerew · Writer

Rick Goldsmith · Writer

Judith Ehrlich · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 32m
LanguageEN
Release DateOct 16, 2009

Actors

Daniel Ellsberg

Daniel Ellsberg

Self (Narraror)

Patricia Ellsberg

Self

John Dean

Self - White House Counsel to President Nixon

Howard Zinn

Howard Zinn

Self - Historian

Peter Arnett

Self - Associated Press Correspondent (archive footage)

Ben Bagdikian

Self - Editor, Washington Post

Ann Beeson

Self - Associate Legal Director, ACLU

Robert Ellsberg

Self - Daniel's Son

Richard Falk

Self - Professor of International Law

Max Frankel

Self - Washington Bureau Chief, New York Times

J. William Fulbright

Self - Chair Foreign Relations Committee (archive footage)

James Goodale

Self - General Counsel, New York Times

Mike Gravel

Self - Senator (D-Alaska)

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

Self - Draft Resister

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