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The Pentagon Papers

His greatest act of patriotism was an act of treason.

2003 · R · 1h 32m

Directed by Rod Holcomb

5.8

TMDB audience score
40 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

This compelling political drama is based on the true story of high-ranking Pentagon official Daniel Ellsberg, who, during the Nixon era, strove to preserve American democracy by leaking top-secret documents to the New York Times and Washington Post. The documents in question would eventually become famous as the Pentagon Papers, which revealed the true reasons for U.S. involvement in Vietnam.

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Cast

  • James Spader
    Daniel Ellsberg

  • Claire Forlani
    Patricia Marx

  • Paul Giamatti
    Anthony Russo

  • Alan Arkin
    Harry Rowen

  • Kenneth Welsh
    John McNaughon

  • Maria del Mar
    Carol Ellsberg

  • Aaron Ashmore
    Randy Kehler

  • Jonas Chernick
    Neil Sheehan

  • Martin Roach
    Sgt. Watson

  • Bruce Gooch
    Supreme Court Marshal

  • Sean McCann
    John Mitchell

  • James Downing
    H.R. Haldeman

  • Richard Fitzpatrick
    John Ehrlichman

  • Amy Price-Francis
    Jan Butler

  • George R. Robertson
    Senator Fulbright

  • Robert Seeliger
    FBI Agent

  • Roland Rothchild
    FBI Agent

  • Damir Andrei
    Leonard Boudin