A Good American
“How our security was sold for money”
Synopsis
A Good American tells the story of the best code-breaker the USA ever had and how he and a small team within NSA created a surveillance tool that could pick up any electronic signal on earth, filter it for targets and render results in real-time while keeping the privacy as demanded by the US constitution.
Credits
- William Binneyas Self - Former Technical Director NSA
- Jesselyn Radackas Self - Whistleblower Attorney
- Kirk Wiebeas Self - Former Senior Analyst NSA
- Diane Roarkas Self - Former Senior Staffer House Intelligence Committee NSA Account
- Edward Loomisas Self - Former Senior Computer Scientist NSA
- Thomas Drakeas Self - Software Engineer, Former Senior Executive NSA
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Principal cast & crew: 16
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Edited by Jesper OsmundShot by Friedrich MoserScored by Guy FarleyDesigned by Jana Maya Druskovic
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16 unique people credited
Top billed cast
William Binney
as Self - Former Technical Director NSA
Jesselyn Radack
as Self - Whistleblower Attorney
Kirk Wiebe
as Self - Former Senior Analyst NSA
Diane Roark
as Self - Former Senior Staffer House Intelligence Committee NSA Account
Edward Loomis
as Self - Former Senior Computer Scientist NSA
Thomas Drake
as Self - Software Engineer, Former Senior Executive NSA
Christopher Beer
as Young Bill Binney
Gregor Huter
as Young Ed Loomis
Mars Mohr
as Young Kirk Wiebe
Kevin Heipl
as Extra
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