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The Pentagon Papers (2003)

Directed by Rod Holcomb

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.

Rated R | Length 92 minutes

Actors

James Spader | Claire Forlani | Paul Giamatti | Alan Arkin | Kenneth Welsh | Maria del Mar | Aaron Ashmore | Jonas Chernick | Martin Roach