主演：JohnDean/丹尼尔·艾斯伯格/丹尼尔·艾斯伯格/MaxFrankel/BudKrogh/TonyRusso/HedrickSmieee
导演：JudithEhrlich/RickGoldsmith
语言：英语
地区:美国
编剧：JudithEhrlich/RickGoldsmith/LawrenceLerew
类型：纪录片
上映时间：2009-09-11
别名：美国最危险的人：艾斯伯格和五角大楼文件/最危险的美国人
用户标签：纪录片,美国,政治,2009,Documentary,美国电影,奥斯卡,奥斯卡提名
片长：92分钟
imdb编号：tt1319726
"TheMostDangerousManinAmerica"isthestoryofwhathappenswhenaformerPentagoninsider,armedonlywithhisconscience,steadfastdetermination,andafilecabinetfullofclassifieddocuments,decidestochallengean"Imperial"Presidency-answerabletoneitherCongress,thepress,northepeople-inordertohelpendtheVietnamWar.In1971,DanielEllsbergshookAmericatoitsfoundationswhenhesmuggledatop-secretPentagonstudytotheNewYorkTimesthatshowedhowfivePresidentsconsistentlyliedtotheAmericanpeopleabouttheVietnamWarthatwaskillingmillionsandtearingAmericaapart.PresidentNixon'sNationalSecurityAdvisorHenryKissingercalledEllsberg"themostdangerousmaninAmerica,"who"hadtobestoppedatallcosts."ButEllsbergwasn'tstopped.Facing115yearsinprisononespionageandconspiracycharges,hefoughtback.Ensuingeventssurroundingtheso-calledPentagonPapersleddirectlytoWatergateandthedownfallofPresidentNixon,andhastenedtheendoftheVietnamWar.Ellsberg'srelentlesstellingoftruthtopower,whichexposedthesecretdeedsofan"ImperialPresidency,"inspiredAmericansofallwalksoflifetoforeverquestionthepreviously-unchallengedpronouncementsofitsleaders."TheMostDangerousManinAmerica"tellstheinsidestory,forthefirsttimeonfilm,ofthispivotaleventthatchangedhistoryandtransformedournation'spoliticaldiscourse.Itistoldlargelybytheplayersofthatdramaticepisode-Ellsberg,hiscolleagues,familyandcritics;PentagonPapersauthorsandgovernmentofficials;Vietnamveteransandanti-waractivists;Watergateprincipals,attorneysandthejournalistswhobothcoveredthestoryandwereanintegralpartofit;andfinally-throughWhiteHouseaudiotapes-PresidentNixonandhisinnercircleofadvisors.
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