1971
“The year a few ordinary citizens took on the FBI.”
Synopsis
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.
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Edited by Gabrielle RhodesShot by Neil BarrettScored by Philip SheppardDesigned by Markus Kirschner
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21 unique people credited
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Bonnie Raines
as Self - Citizens' Commission
John Raines
as Self - Citizens' Commission
Bob Williamson
as Self - Citizens' Commission
Keith Forsyth
as Self - Citizens' Commission
Bill Davidon
as Self - Citizens' Commission
Betty Medsger
as Self - Reporter, The Washington Post
Terry Neist
as Self - Former FBI Agent
Athan Theoharis
as Self - Professor of History, Marquette University
J Edgar Hoover
as Self - Director of the FBI
Sanford Ungar
as Self - Journalist
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