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The Pentagon Papers (2003)

The Pentagon Papers (2003)

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His greatest act of patriotism was an act of treason.

Release Date: 2003, March 9
Directors: Rod Holcomb
Countries: United States of America
Production: City Entertainment, Paramount Television
Cast: John Connolly, Paul Giamatti, James Spader, Matt Cooke, Amy Price-Francis, Richard Fitzpatrick, Bruce Gooch, Martin Roach, David Fox, James Downing, Alan Arkin, Claire Forlani

Overview:

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.