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The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
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  • Summary: During the Vietnam War, an unassuming man named Daniel Ellsberg made a judgment call that would ignite a political controversy. He leaked top secret documents known as "The Pentagon Papers" in hopes of exposing the American public to the truth about the war.

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  1. Positive: 17 out of 18
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  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    100
    Anyone with any doubt as to the importance, in a functioning democracy, of American newspapers - with working newsrooms full of professional, paid journalists - needs to see this movie.
  2. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    Reviewed by: Joe Williams
    100
    An exciting cloak-and-dagger thriller.
  3. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: David Fear
    60
    His "treason" gave credence to ending the war, helped push a corrupt administration toward its ruin and underlined the importance of the First Amendment. Rickety doc or not, Ellsberg deserves every ounce of hero worship he gets here.

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  1. OscarPicks2010
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    The title is not as clear as it may sound. The Most Dangerous Man In America... is about the war of Vietnam and how Daniel Ellsberg gave the public a whole new view of the war. The documentary gathered lots of facts that had been buried for years and delivered the facts quite elegantly. Daniel Ellsberg appeared in the film telling his own story. From when he leaked the top secret documents to the time when he made President Nixon resigned. The Most Dangerous Man In America: Daniel Ellsberg and The Pentagon Papers is an elegant documentary with a great storytelling of what exactly happened during the Vietnam War.… Expand
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