1971
1971

1971

2014-04-18 - 80 minutes

6.71 / 10

Overview

The year a few ordinary citizens took on the FBI.

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.

Screenplay

Director - Johanna Hamilton

Genres

Documentary

History

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Cast

Lauren A. Kennedy

Lauren A. Kennedy

Bonnie Raines

Rich Graff

Rich Graff

John Raines

John Isgro

John Isgro

Custodian

Kerry Malloy

Kerry Malloy

FBI Agent

Dennis Brito

Dennis Brito

FBI Agent

Matthew Smith

Matthew Smith

Citizens' Commission

Danielle Varga

Danielle Varga

Citizens' Commission

Paul Darren

Paul Darren

Security Guard

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

J. Edgar Hoover

J. Edgar Hoover

Self (archive footage)

Bob Dole

Bob Dole

Self (archive footage)

George McGovern

George McGovern

Self (archive footage)

Katharine Graham

Katharine Graham

Self (archive footage)