The Most Dangerous Man in America
Rick Goldsmith2009-10-16
Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
7.293
92 min
"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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Daniel Ellsberg | Self (Narraror) | Unowned |
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Patricia Ellsberg | Self | Unowned |
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John Dean | Self - White House Counsel to President Nixon | Unowned |
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Howard Zinn | Self - Historian | Unowned |
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Peter Arnett | Self - Associated Press Correspondent (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Ben Bagdikian | Self - Editor, Washington Post | Unowned |
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Ann Beeson | Self - Associate Legal Director, ACLU | Unowned |
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Robert Ellsberg | Self - Daniel's Son | Unowned |
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Richard Falk | Self - Professor of International Law | Unowned |
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Max Frankel | Self - Washington Bureau Chief, New York Times | Unowned |
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J. William Fulbright | Self - Chair Foreign Relations Committee (archive footage) | Unowned |
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James Goodale | Self - General Counsel, New York Times | Unowned |
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Mike Gravel | Self - Senator (D-Alaska) | Unowned |
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Morton Halperin | Self - Supervisor, Vietnam War Study (as Mort Halperin) | Unowned |
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Lyndon B. Johnson | Self - President (archive footage) (as Lyndon Johnson) | Unowned |
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Randy Kehler | Self - Draft Resister | Unowned |
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Bud Krogh | Self - Director, 'Plumbers' Unit (as Egil Krogh) | Unowned |
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Pete McCloskey | Self - Representative, California | Unowned |
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Robert McNamara | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Wayne Morse | Self - Senator, Oregon (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Richard Nixon | Self - President (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Thomas Oliphant | Self - Reporter, Boston Globe (as Tom Oliphant) | Unowned |
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Dan Rather | Self - Reporter (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Tony Russo | Self - RAND Analyst | Unowned |
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Thomas Schelling | Self - RAND Analyst / Nobel Laureate | Unowned |
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Hedrick Smith | Self - Reporter, New York Times | Unowned |
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Janaki Tschannerl | Self - Peace Activist | Unowned |
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Leonard Weinglass | Self - Russo Defense Attorney | Unowned |