The Most Dangerous Man in America

The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers

Directed by	Judith Ehrlich Rick Goldsmith
Produced by	Judith Ehrlich Rick Goldsmith
Written by	Michael Chandler Judith Ehrlich Rick Goldsmith Lawrence Lerew
Starring	Daniel Ellsberg
Music by	Blake Leyh
Cinematography	Vicente Franco Dan Krauss
Edited by	Michael Chandler Rick Goldsmith Lawrence Lerew
Distributed by	First Run Features
Release dates	September 11, 2009 (2009-09-11) (Toronto) February 5, 2010 (2010-02-05) (United States)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers is a 2009 documentary film directed by Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith. The film follows Daniel Ellsberg and explores the events leading up to the publication of the Pentagon Papers, which exposed the top-secret military history of the United States involvement in Vietnam.^[1]

The film was shown on the PBS series POV in 2010, for which it earned a Peabody Award.^[2]^[3]

Awards and nominations

Nominated

Academy Award 2010 - Best Documentary Feature

Won

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

Special Jury Award

Palm Springs International Film Festival

Audience Award Best Documentary

National Board of Review, USA

Freedom of Expression Award

Mill Valley Film Festival, USA

Audience Award Best Documentary

San Luis Obispo International Film Festival, USA

Best In Fest

Boulder International Film Festival, USA

Best Feature Documentary

It's All True Film Festival, Brazil

Audience Award Best Documentary

Fresno Film Festival, USA

Audience Award Best Documentary

Sydney Film Festival, Australia

Best Documentary

Mendocino Film Festival, USA

Audience Choice Award Co-Winner

Docaviv Film Festival, Israel

Special Jury Mention

Traverse City Film Festival, USA

Audience Award Best Documentary

American Historical Association, USA

John O'Connor Film Award

History Makers Award, USA

Best History Production

References

↑ Hale, Mike (16 September 2009). "Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers, The Untold Story of a War, and the Story of the Man Who Told It". New York Times. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
↑ http://www.pbs.org/pov/mostdangerousman/
↑ 70th Annual Peabody Awards, May 2011.

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