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2003 · 92 mins · English
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Directed by
Rod Holcomb
Starring
Paul Giamatti, James Spader, Alan Arkin, Aaron Ashmore, Martin Roach, Claire Forlani

During the Nixon era, Pentagon analyst Daniel Ellsberg risked everything to expose the hidden facts of the Vietnam War. Believing he was defending democracy, he leaked the classified Pentagon Papers to The New York Times and The Washington Post, igniting a national controversy that unveiled the true motivations behind U.S. involvement in Vietnam.

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