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The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers is a 2009 documentary film directed by Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith. The film follows Daniel Ellsberg and explores the events leading up to the publication of the Pentagon Papers, which exposed the top-secret military history of the United States involvement in Vietnam.
The film was shown on the PBS series POV in 2010, for which it earned a Peabody Award.
Original Release
10/16/2009
US Release
10/16/2009
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Peter Arnett | Self - Associated Press Correspondent / Self - Associated Press Correspondent (archive footage) |
| Ben Bagdikian | Self - Editor, Washington Post |
| Ann Beeson | Self - Associate Legal Director, ACLU |
| John Dean | Self - White House Counsel to President Nixon |
| Daniel Ellsberg | Self / Narraror / Self (Narraror) |
| Patricia Ellsberg | Self |
| 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 / Self - Chair Foreign Relations Committee (archive footage) |
Directors
Judith Ehrlich, Rick Goldsmith
Writers
Judith Ehrlich, Rick Goldsmith, Lawrence Lerew, Michael Chandler
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Peter Arnett | Self - Associated Press Correspondent / Self - Associated Press Correspondent (archive footage) |
| Ben Bagdikian | Self - Editor, Washington Post |
| Ann Beeson | Self - Associate Legal Director, ACLU |
| John Dean | Self - White House Counsel to President Nixon |
| Daniel Ellsberg | Self / Narraror / Self (Narraror) |
| Patricia Ellsberg | Self |
| 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 / 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 / Self - Supervisor, Vietnam War Study (as Mort Halperin) |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | Self - President / Self - President (archive footage) (as Lyndon Johnson) |
| Randy Kehler | Self - Draft Resister |
| Bud Krogh | Self - Director, 'Plumbers' Unit - Nixon White House / Self - Director, 'Plumbers' Unit (as Egil Krogh) |
| Pete McCloskey | Self - Representative, California |
| Robert McNamara | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Wayne Morse | Self - Senator, Oregon / Self - Senator, Oregon (archive footage) |
| Richard Nixon | Self - President / Self - President (archive footage) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Jodie Evans | Executive Producer |
| Judith Ehrlich | Producer |
| Rick Goldsmith | Producer |
| Lynn Adler | Producer |
| Jannat Gargi | Producer |
| Max Good | Producer |
| Claire Greensfelder | Producer |
| Karen Payne | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2011 | Emmy | Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking | Nominated |
| 2010 | Oscar | Best Documentary, Features | Nominated |
