“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.
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
Aaron Ashmore
Randy Kehler
Jonas Chernick
Neil Sheehan
Martin Roach
Sgt. Watson
Bruce Gooch
Supreme Court Marshal
The Pentagon Papers is a drama, thriller, history film released in 2003. Directed by Rod Holcomb, it stars James Spader, Claire Forlani, Paul Giamatti. 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.
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