The Pentagon Papers

Synopsis

This compelling political drama is based on the true story of high-ranking Pentagon official Daniel Ellsberg, who, during the Nixon era, strove to preserve American democracy by leaking top-secret documents to the New York Times and Washington Post. The documents in question would eventually become famous as the Pentagon Papers, which revealed the true reasons for U.S. involvement in Vietnam.

Cast

James Spader

Daniel Ellsberg

Claire Forlani

Patricia Marx

Paul Giamatti

Anthony Russo

Alan Arkin

Harry Rowen

Kenneth Welsh

John McNaughon

Maria del Mar

Carol Ellsberg

Aaron Ashmore

Randy Kehler

Jonas Chernick

Neil Sheehan

Martin Roach

Sgt. Watson

Bruce Gooch

Supreme Court Marshal

Sean McCann

John Mitchell

James Downing

H.R. Haldeman

Richard Fitzpatrick

John Ehrlichman

AP

Amy Price-Francis

Jan Butler