1971
1971
Release: 2014-04-18
·Runtime: 80m
·★ 6.7
Documentary
History
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Maximum Pictures
Fork Films
ITVS
Big Mouth Productions
Motto Pictures
JustFilms / Ford Foundation
Candescent Films
Independent Lens
Cast
Kerry Malloy
as FBI Agent
George McGovern
as Self (archive footage)
David Kairys
as Self - Civil Rights Lawyer
Brian McCarthy
as #9
Richard Nixon
as Self (archive footage)
Rich Graff
as John Raines
J. Edgar Hoover
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Dole
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Church
as Self (archive footage)
Lauren A. Kennedy
as Bonnie Raines
