The Most Dangerous Man in America (2009)

Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers

"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 (28)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Daniel Ellsberg

Self (Narraror)

P

Patricia Ellsberg

Self

J

John Dean

Self - White House Counsel to President Nixon

Howard Zinn

Self - Historian

P

Peter Arnett

Self - Associated Press Correspondent (archive footage)

B

Ben Bagdikian

Self - Editor, Washington Post

A

Ann Beeson

Self - Associate Legal Director, ACLU

R

Robert Ellsberg

Self - Daniel's Son

R

Richard Falk

Self - Professor of International Law

M

Max Frankel

Self - Washington Bureau Chief, New York Times

J

J. William Fulbright

Self - Chair Foreign Relations Committee (archive footage)

J

James Goodale

Self - General Counsel, New York Times

M

Mike Gravel

Self - Senator (D-Alaska)

M

Morton Halperin

Self - Supervisor, Vietnam War Study (as Mort Halperin)

Lyndon B. Johnson

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

R

Randy Kehler

Self - Draft Resister

B

Bud Krogh

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

P

Pete McCloskey

Self - Representative, California

Robert McNamara

Self (archive footage)

W

Wayne Morse

Self - Senator, Oregon (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

Self - President (archive footage)

T

Thomas Oliphant

Self - Reporter, Boston Globe (as Tom Oliphant)

Dan Rather

Self - Reporter (archive footage)

T

Tony Russo

Self - RAND Analyst

T

Thomas Schelling

Self - RAND Analyst / Nobel Laureate

H

Hedrick Smith

Self - Reporter, New York Times

J

Janaki Tschannerl

Self - Peace Activist

Leonard Weinglass

Self - Russo Defense Attorney

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