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Jason Horwitch (writer)
Release Date:
9 March 2003 (USA)
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Tagline:
His greatest act of patriotism was an act of treason.
Plot:
Defense worker Daniel Ellsberg seeks to publish a series of classified government documents detailing the true nature of America's involvement in the Vietnam War. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Primetime Emmy.
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3 nominations
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(6 articles)
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'Up In the Air' Takes Top Film Award from National Board of Review
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'Up In the Air' Takes Top Film Award from National Board of Review
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 | |
| Sean McCann | ... | John Mitchell | |
| James Downing | ... | H.R. Haldeman | |
| Richard Fitzpatrick | ... | John Ehrlichman | |
| Jonas Chernick | ... | Neil Sheehan | |
| Amy Price-Francis | ... | Jan Butler | |
| Aaron Ashmore | ... | Randy Kehler | |
| George R. Robertson | ... | Senator Fulbright (as George Robertson) | |
| Robert Seeliger | ... | FBI Agent | |
| Roland Rothchild | ... | FBI Agent |
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Rated R for some war images and brief sexuality.
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92 min
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Errors in geography: The exterior of a bar supposedly located in Saigon clearly displays signs written in the Thai language, and some of the signs are from contemporary times, as evidenced by product logos, rather than from 1965.
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This is a terrific movie about a story that few know. I believe Walter Cronkite called Daniel Ellsberg's leaking of the Pentagon Papers war document the most important story of the latter part of the 20th Century. Performances are really strong and the direction excellent. This is one of those rare moments when a telefilm elevates itself and becomes something very important.