The Most Dangerous Man in America

Name: The Most Dangerous Man in America
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2009-01-01
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Daniel Ellsberg, Patricia Ellsberg, John Dean, Howard Zinn, Peter Arnett

2009| 1h 31m| IMDb 6.9

The Most Dangerous Man in America (2009) is currently streaming in the UK on Prime Video. Last updated 20 January 2026.

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Documentary

Daniel Ellsberg, a high-level Pentagon official and Vietnam War strategist, concludes that the war is based on decades of lies and leaks 7,000 pages of top secret documents to The New York Times, making headlines around the world. Ellsberg risks life in prison to stop a war he helped plan.

Director: Judith Ehrlich, Rick Goldsmith