The Most Dangerous Man in America

The Most Dangerous Man in America (2009)

Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers

Documentary

"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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  • Release Date: 2009-10-16
  • Runtime: 1h 32min
  • Directors: Judith Ehrlich, Rick Goldsmith.

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Cast

  • Daniel Ellsberg

    Self (Narraror)

  • Patricia Ellsberg

    Self

  • John Dean

    Self - White House Counsel to President Nixon

  • 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

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

  • Randy Kehler

    Self - Draft Resister

  • Bud Krogh

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

  • Pete McCloskey

    Self - Representative, California

  • Robert McNamara

    Self (archive footage)

  • Wayne Morse

    Self - Senator, Oregon (archive footage)

  • Richard Nixon

    Self - President (archive footage)

  • Thomas Oliphant

    Self - Reporter, Boston Globe (as Tom Oliphant)

  • Dan Rather

    Self - Reporter (archive footage)

  • Tony Russo

    Self - RAND Analyst

  • Thomas Schelling

    Self - RAND Analyst / Nobel Laureate

  • Hedrick Smith

    Self - Reporter, New York Times

  • Janaki Tschannerl

    Self - Peace Activist

  • Leonard Weinglass

    Self - Russo Defense Attorney

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