1971
Documentary
History
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.
2014-04-18
en
Cast
Rich Graff as John Raines
Kerry Malloy as FBI Agent
Brian McCarthy as #9
Richard Nixon as Self (archive footage)
J. Edgar Hoover as Self (archive footage)
Bob Dole as Self (archive footage)
George McGovern as Self (archive footage)
David Kairys as Self - Civil Rights Lawyer
Frank Church as Self (archive footage)