| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file (94 min.)) : sound, color, black and white |
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In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg, a high-level Pentagon official and Vietnam War strategist, concludes that the war is based on decades of lies and leaks 7,000 pages of top secret documents to The New York Times, making headlines around the world. The Most Dangerous Man in America is a riveting story of how one man's profound change of heart created a landmark struggle involving America's newspapers, president and Supreme Court-- a political thriller whose events led directly to Watergate, Nixon's resignation and the end of the Vietnam War. "A great teaching tool! The Pentagon Papers controversy remains the key test of press freedom vs. national security and this film brilliantly lays out the competing claims with a rare combination of objectivity and passion." Robert Scheer, Journalist and Professor of Communications, University of Southern California |
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Documentaries |
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History - Modern |
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North American Studies |
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Politics and International Affairs |
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Based in part on Secrets : a memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon papers by Daniel Ellsberg |
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Originally released in 2009 |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Vicente Franco ; editors, Michael Chandler, Lawrence Lerew, Rick Goldsmith ; original music, Blake Leyh |
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Narrated by Daniel Ellsberg |
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Commentators, Patricia Ellsberg, Richard Falk, Thomas Schelling, Tom Oliphant, Mort Halperin, Janaki Tschannerl, Randy Kehler, Tony Russo, Robert Ellsberg, Pete McCloskey, Howard Zinn, Hedrick Smith, Max Frankel, James Goodale, Ben Bagdikian, Mike Gravel, Anne Beeson, John Dean, Egil 'Bud' Krogh, Leonard Weinglass |
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Closed-captioned |
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Audience award: Mill Valley Film Festival, 2009 ; Freedom of Expression Award ; IDFA Special Jury Award |
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Ellsberg, Daniel.
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| SUBJECT |
Ellsberg, Daniel fast |
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New York times -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- 20th century
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Pentagon Papers. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88103393
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Pentagon Papers fast |
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New York times fast |
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Political activists -- United States -- Biography
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Freedom of the press -- United States -- Cases -- 20th century
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Government and the press -- United States -- 20th century
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Political crimes and offenses -- United States
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Press coverage -- United States
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Trials
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Press coverage
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Political crimes and offenses
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Political activists
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Government and the press
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Freedom of the press
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United States
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documentary film.
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Historical films
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Feature films
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Documentary films
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Biographical films
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired
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Biographies
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Documentary films.
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Biographical films.
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Feature films.
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Historical films.
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Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
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Documentaires.
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Films biographiques.
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Films historiques.
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Streaming video
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Ehrlich, Judith, film producer, film director, author.
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Goldsmith, Rick, film producer, film director, author.
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Ellsberg, Patricia, commentator.
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Ellsberg, Robert, 1955- commentator.
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Falk, Richard A., commentator.
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Schelling, Thomas C., 1921-2016, commentator.
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Halperin, Morton H., commentator.
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Kehler, Randy, commentator.
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McCloskey, Paul N., 1927- commentator.
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Zinn, Howard, 1922-2010, commentator.
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Smith, Hedrick, commentator.
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Frankel, Max, 1930- commentator.
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Bagdikian, Ben H., commentator.
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Gravel, Mike, 1930-2021, commentator.
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Beeson, Ann, commentator.
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Krogh, Egil, 1939-2020, commentator.
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Weinglass, Leonard, commentator.
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Lerew, Lawrence, author, film editor.
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Chandler, Michael (Michael A.), author, film editor.
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Ellsberg, Daniel.
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Franco, Vicente, cinematographer.
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Leyh, Blake, composer (expression)
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Ellsberg, Daniel.
Secrets
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Kovno Communications (Firm)
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Insight Productions.
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