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.
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (48 votes)
- Release date
- October 16, 2009
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Language
- English
- Director
- Judith Ehrlich, Rick Goldsmith
- Status
- Released
Top cast
Daniel EllsbergSelf (Narraror)
Patricia EllsbergSelf- John DeanSelf - White House Counsel to President Nixon
Howard ZinnSelf - Historian- Peter ArnettSelf - Associated Press Correspondent (archive footage)
- Ben BagdikianSelf - Editor, Washington Post
- Ann BeesonSelf - Associate Legal Director, ACLU
- Robert EllsbergSelf - Daniel's Son
- Richard FalkSelf - Professor of International Law
- Max FrankelSelf - Washington Bureau Chief, New York Times
- J. William FulbrightSelf - Chair Foreign Relations Committee (archive footage)
- James GoodaleSelf - General Counsel, New York Times
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