The most dangerous man in America [videorecording] : Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers / ITVS ; Kovno Communications and InSight Productions present ; a film by Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith ; a co-production of Judith Ehrlich, Rick Goldsmith and the Independent Television Service, with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting ; produced and directed by Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith ; written by Lawrence Lerew, Rick Goldsmith, Judith Ehrlich, Michael Chandler.

Harriman, N.Y. : New Day Films, c2009.

1 videodisc (approximately 94 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

"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 film tells 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." -- www.newday.com.

Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers.

Images / Video & Film

English

December 09, 2010

Original music, Blake Leyh ; director of photography, Vicente Franco, Dan Krauss (re-enactments) ; editors, Michael Chandler, Lawrence Lerew, and Rick Goldsmith ; narrator, Daniel Ellsberg.

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.

DVD-R, NTSC; widescreen presentation.