The Pentagon Papers (2003)

The Pentagon Papers

TV Movie2003• R• 1h 39m
DramaHistoryThriller
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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.

Rated
R
Runtime
1h 39m
Released
2003
Country
United States

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Release year: 2003

Storyline

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.

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Did you know

• The name of the book that Daniel Ellsberg (James Spader) was reading was "The Life of Gandhi" about Mohandas K. Gandhi (aka "Mahatma Gandhi").

• The official title of "The Pentagon Papers" in real life is: "United States - Vietnam Relations, 1945-1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense".

• This tele-movie was made and first broadcast about thirty-two years after "The Pentagon Papers" were first published in 1971.

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⭐ 7/10

eerily relevant lesson for today

👍 32 · 5/5/2004
⭐ 8/10

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Sound mix
Stereo
Aspect ratio
1.33 : 1
Color
Color, Black and White, Black and White, Color
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