The Most Dangerous Man in America
“Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers”
2009•1h 32m•7.4•Released
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.
Director
Judith Ehrlich
Writer
Rick Goldsmith, Michael Chandler, Lawrence Lerew, Judith Ehrlich
Languages
English
Studio
Kovno Communications
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)
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