The Pentagon Papers

The Pentagon Papers

★ 5.8IMDb Score
Released:2003-03-09
Duration:92 min
Director:Rod Holcomb
Actors:James Spader, Claire Forlani, Paul Giamatti, Alan Arkin, Kenneth Welsh
Production:City Entertainment, Paramount Television
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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.

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