The Pentagon Papers
5.8·2003·1h 32m
His greatest act of patriotism was an act of treason.
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.
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
