"The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers," the new feature documentary about my father, premieres today in NYC. There is already Oscar buzz for the film!
The New York Times, New Yorker, New York Magazine, New York Post, Variety, and Entertainment Weekly have all given it wonderful reviews (see the above link).
If you're in NYC come see it in person. It also comes out in LA Sep 23rd.
In other exciting news, Daniel has officially launched his new Internet memoir, "The American Doomsday Machine." Check it out!
Thank you,
--Michael Ellsberg
From the Director
The Most Dangerous Man in America catapults us to 1971 where we find America in the grip of a familiar scenario: a dirty war based on lies. And Dr. Daniel Ellsberg, one of the nation’s leading war planners, has the documents to prove it. Armed with 7000 pages of Top Secret documents; he leaks the truth about the Vietnam War to The New York Times and risks life in prison to end the war he helped plan. It is a story that held the world in its grip, with daily headlines, the top story on the nightly news for weeks on end...........Read Rest Here
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New Documentary Chronicles Story of Daniel Ellsberg, Whose Leak of the Pentagon Papers Helped End Vietnam War
Daniel Ellsberg once faced espionage charges and possibly life in prison after leaking what became known as the Pentagon Papers, a 7,000-page classified history outlining the true extent of US involvement in Vietnam. Daniel Ellsberg’s actions directly contributed to the end of Nixon presidency and the Vietnam War. His story is chronicled in the new documentary The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers. We speak to Ellsberg, his wife Patricia, and the film’s co-director, Judith Ehrlich. [includes rush transcript]
