美国最危险的人 (2009)
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
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
剧情简介
2009美国纪录片《美国最危险的人》由Judith Ehrlich导演，John Dean主演，影片讲述的是：
The Most Dangerous Man in America is the story of what happens when a former Pentagon insider armed only with his conscience steadfast determination and a file cabinet full of classified documents decides to challenge an Imperial Presidencyanswerable to neither Congress the press nor the peoplein order to help end the Vietnam War In 1971 Daniel Ellsberg shook America to its foundations when he smuggled a topsecret Pentagon study to the New York Times that showed how five Presidents consistently lied to the American people about the Vietnam War that was killing millions and tearing America apart President Nixons National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger called Ellsberg the most dangerous man in America who had to be stopped at all costs But Ellsberg wasnt stopped Facing 115 years in prison on espionage and conspiracy charges he fought back Ensuing events surrounding the socalled Pentagon Papers led directly to Watergate and the downfall of President Nixon and hastened the end of the Vietnam War Ellsbergs relentless telling of truth to power which exposed the secret deeds of an Imperial Presidency inspired Americans of all walks of life to forever question the previouslyunchallenged pronouncements of its leaders The Most Dangerous Man in America tells the inside story for the first time on film of this pivotal event that changed history and transformed our nations political discourse It is told largely by the players of that dramatic episodeEllsberg his colleagues family and critics Pentagon Papers authors and government officials Vietnam veterans and antiwar activists Watergate principals attorneys and the journalists who both covered the story and were an integral part of it and finallythrough White House audiotapesPresident Nixon and his inner circle of advisors
The Most Dangerous Man in America is the story of what happens when a former Pentagon insider armed only with his conscience steadfast determination and a file cabinet full of classified documents decides to challenge an Imperial Presidencyanswerable to neither Congress the press nor the peoplein order to help end the Vietnam War In 1971 Daniel Ellsberg shook America to its foundations when he smuggled a topsecret Pentagon study to the New York Times that showed how five Presidents consistently lied to the American people about the Vietnam War that was killing millions and tearing America apart President Nixons National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger called Ellsberg the most dangerous man in America who had to be stopped at all costs But Ellsberg wasnt stopped Facing 115 years in prison on espionage and conspiracy charges he fought back Ensuing events surrounding the socalled Pentagon Papers led directly to Watergate and the downfall of President Nixon and hastened the end of the Vietnam War Ellsbergs relentless telling of truth to power which exposed the secret deeds of an Imperial Presidency inspired Americans of all walks of life to forever question the previouslyunchallenged pronouncements of its leaders The Most Dangerous Man in America tells the inside story for the first time on film of this pivotal event that changed history and transformed our nations political discourse It is told largely by the players of that dramatic episodeEllsberg his colleagues family and critics Pentagon Papers authors and government officials Vietnam veterans and antiwar activists Watergate principals attorneys and the journalists who both covered the story and were an integral part of it and finallythrough White House audiotapesPresident Nixon and his inner circle of advisors
