1971

1971 (2014)

The year a few ordinary citizens took on the FBI.

Forty years before WikiLeaks and the NSA scandal, there was Media, Pennsylvania. In 1971, eight activists plotted an intricate break-in to the local FBI offices to leak stolen documents and expose the illegal surveillance of ordinary Americans in an era of anti-war activism. In this riveting heist story, the perpetrators reveal themselves for the first time, reflecting on their actions and raising broader questions surrounding security leaks in activism today.

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  • Release Date: 2014-04-18
  • Runtime: 1h 20min
  • Director: Johanna Hamilton

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Cast

  • Bonnie Raines

    Self

  • John Raines

    Self

  • Bob Williamson

    Self

  • Keith Forsyth

    Self

  • Bill Davidon

    Self

  • Peter Gregus

    Bill

  • Lauren A. Kennedy

    Bonnie Raines

  • Jonathan Joel Brennan

    Bob

  • Rich Graff

    John Raines

  • Daniel S. Taylor

    Keith

  • Dennis Brito

    FBI Agent

  • John Isgro

    Custodian

  • Kerry Malloy

    FBI Agent

  • Brian McCarthy

    #9

  • Matthew Smith

    Citizens' Commission

  • Danielle Varga

    Citizens' Commission

  • Paul Darren

    Security Guard

  • Richard Nixon

    Self (archive footage)

  • Betty Medsger

    Self

  • Terry Neist

    Self

  • Athan Theoharis

    Self

  • J. Edgar Hoover

    Self (archive footage)

  • Bob Dole

    Self (archive footage)

  • George McGovern

    Self (archive footage)

  • Katharine Graham

    Self (archive footage)

  • Ben Bradlee

    Self (archive footage)

  • Marilyn Ness

    Citizens' Commission

  • David Kairys

    Self - Civil Rights Lawyer

  • Frank Church

    Self (archive footage)

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