1971

1971

Released on
Documentary, History
Runtime
80 mins
(13 votes)

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.

Cast

  • Bonnie Raines
  • John Raines
  • Bob Williamson
  • Keith Forsyth
  • Bill Davidon
  • Peter Gregus
  • Lauren A. Kennedy
  • Jonathan Joel Brennan
  • Rich Graff
  • Daniel S. Taylor
  • Dennis Brito
  • John Isgro
  • Kerry Malloy
  • Brian McCarthy
  • Matthew Smith
  • Danielle Varga
  • Paul Darren
  • Richard Nixon
  • Betty Medsger
  • Terry Neist
  • Athan Theoharis
  • J. Edgar Hoover
  • Bob Dole
  • George McGovern
  • Frank Church
  • Katharine Graham
  • Ben Bradlee
  • Marilyn Ness

Director

  • Johanna Hamilton

Producers

  • Marilyn Ness
  • Katy Chevigny

Screenwriter

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