Synopsis
In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg, a leading Vietnam War strategist, concludes that America’s role in the war is based on decades of lies. He leaks 7,000 pages of top-secret documents to The New York Times, a daring act of conscience that leads directly to Watergate, President Nixon’s resignation and the end of the Vietnam War. Ellsberg and a who’s-who of Vietnam-era movers and shakers give a riveting account of those world-changing events in POV’s The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers by award-winning filmmakers Judith Ehrlich (The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It) and Rick Goldsmith (Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press). A co-production of ITVS in association with American Documentary | POV.
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The Most Dangerous Man in America (90 min.)
Premiere Date: October 5, 2010
Encore Broadcast Date: June 7, 2011
Streaming Dates: Expired
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Filmmakers: Judith Ehrlich, Rick Goldsmith Bio | Interview | Statement
Press: 2011 Encore Broadcast | Fact Sheet | Peabody Award | Updated New York Times/POV Panel Press Release | Critical Acclaim | Oscar Nomination | Emmy Nomination | 2010 Premiere Broadcast | POV Awards Community Engagement Grants
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2010 Academy Award Nominee, Best Documentary Feature”
— The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
A Must-See. Crams a wealth of material into 90 minutes without losing clarity or momentum. … A unique fusion of personal and social drama.”
— Ronnie Scheib,
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