The Pentagon Papers

Year: 2003

Runtime: 92 mins

Language: English

Director: Rod Holcomb

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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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