1971
Original title: 1971
Original language: enIMDB: tt3478510
TMDB: 261855
Release date: Friday, 18th April 2014
Adult: No
Genres:
DocumentaryHistory
Duration: 1h 20min
Popularity: 4.283
Rate: 6.7 / 13 votes
Overview: Forty years before WikiLeaks and the NSA scandal, there was Media, Pennsylvania. In 1971, eight activists plotted an intricate break-in to the local FBI offices to leak stolen documents and expose the illegal surveillance of ordinary Americans in an era of anti-war activism. In this riveting heist story, the perpetrators reveal themselves for the first time, reflecting on their actions and raising broader questions surrounding security leaks in activism today.
Popularity: 4.283
Rate: 6.7 / 13 votes
Overview: Forty years before WikiLeaks and the NSA scandal, there was Media, Pennsylvania. In 1971, eight activists plotted an intricate break-in to the local FBI offices to leak stolen documents and expose the illegal surveillance of ordinary Americans in an era of anti-war activism. In this riveting heist story, the perpetrators reveal themselves for the first time, reflecting on their actions and raising broader questions surrounding security leaks in activism today.
Directors
Johanna Hamilton
(Director)
(Director)Writers
Gabriel Rhodes (Writer)
(Writer)Johanna Hamilton (Writer)
(Writer)Cast
Bonnie Raines (Self)
(Self)John Raines (Self)
(Self)Bob Williamson (Self)
(Self)Keith Forsyth (Self)
(Self)Bill Davidon (Self)
(Self)Peter Gregus (Bill)
(Bill)Lauren A. Kennedy
(Bonnie Raines)
(Bonnie Raines)Jonathan Joel Brennan (Bob)
(Bob)Rich Graff
(John Raines)
(John Raines)Daniel S. Taylor (Keith)
(Keith)Dennis Brito (FBI Agent)
(FBI Agent)John Isgro (Custodian)
(Custodian)Kerry Malloy
(FBI Agent)
(FBI Agent)Brian McCarthy
(#9)
(#9)Matthew Smith (Citizens' Commission)
(Citizens' Commission)Danielle Varga (Citizens' Commission)
(Citizens' Commission)Paul Darren (Security Guard)
(Security Guard)Richard Nixon
(Self (archive footage))
(Self (archive footage))Betty Medsger (Self)
(Self)Terry Neist (Self)
(Self)Athan Theoharis (Self)
(Self)J. Edgar Hoover
(Self (archive footage))
(Self (archive footage))Bob Dole
(Self (archive footage))
(Self (archive footage))George McGovern
(Self (archive footage))
(Self (archive footage))Frank Church (Self (archive footage))
(Self (archive footage))Katharine Graham (Self (archive footage))
(Self (archive footage))Ben Bradlee (Self (archive footage))
(Self (archive footage))Marilyn Ness (Citizens' Commission)
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