The Most Dangerous Man in America
2009 · 92 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 2,451 VOTES · DIR. Judith Ehrlich, Rick Goldsmith
Overview
"The Most Dangerous Man in America" is the story of what happens when a former Pentagon insider, armed only with his conscience, steadfast determination, and a file cabinet full of classified documents, decides to challenge an "imperial" presidency – answerable to neither Congress, the press, nor the people – in order to help end the Vietnam War.
Dialogue Timeline - 2,637 lines
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00:00:01 [¶...]
00:04:27 And under those circumstances
00:07:59 [¶...]
00:12:07 In the history of the world.
00:15:58 The adventure, almost like being
00:19:43 He sat there and he hadn't
00:23:00 Shatter.
00:27:11 The car to kill my mother and
00:31:15 The people.
00:35:42 I was introduced to this fellow
00:40:14 And people were buzzing about
00:44:32 Risky and very important to him.
00:48:10 So I thought, "all right, here's
00:52:05 And neil says, "rick, look at
00:55:48 And if you read it and
00:59:06 The top guy.
01:02:43 With my filibuster and I get
01:05:48 As one of the lawyers said
01:09:28 Important first amendment
01:12:54 Conference and, uh, not one of
01:17:02 Day and said, "I'm afraid we
01:21:26 Tons of bombs on indochina.
01:25:14 In the pentagon papers case.
01:30:14 [helicopter rotors whirring...]
Cast & Characters
Ben Bagdikian
Self - Editor, Washington Post
Ann Beeson
Self - Associate Legal Director, ACLU
John Dean
Self - White House Counsel to President Nixon
Daniel Ellsberg
Self
Daniel Ellsberg
Narraror
Patricia Ellsberg
Self
Robert Ellsberg
Self - Daniel's Son
Richard Falk
Self - Professor of International Law
Max Frankel
Self - Washington Bureau Chief, New York Times
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed2,637
Dialogue density28.7 lines / min
First line00:00:01
Final line01:30:14
Production Record
DirectorJudith Ehrlich, Rick Goldsmith
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,451