
1971
The year a few ordinary citizens took on the FBI.
6.7(14) 2014-04-18 80 minDocumentaryHistory
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.
DirectorJohanna Hamilton
WriterGabriel Rhodes
ProducerMarilyn Ness
ProducerKaty Chevigny
WriterJohanna Hamilton
Original Music ComposerPhilip Sheppard
Cast & characters
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Bonnie Raines
as Self
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John Raines
as Self
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Bob Williamson
as Self
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Keith Forsyth
as Self
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Bill Davidon
as Self
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Peter Gregus
as Bill
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Lauren A. Kennedy
as Bonnie Raines
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Jonathan Joel Brennan
as Bob

Rich Graff
as John Raines
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Daniel S. Taylor
as Keith
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John Isgro
as Custodian

Kerry Malloy
as FBI Agent
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Dennis Brito
as FBI Agent

Brian McCarthy
as #9
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Matthew Smith
as Citizens' Commission
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Danielle Varga
as Citizens' Commission
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Paul Darren
as Security Guard

Richard Nixon
as Self (archive footage)
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Betty Medsger
as Self
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Terry Neist
as Self
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Athan Theoharis
as Self

J. Edgar Hoover
as Self (archive footage)

Bob Dole
as Self (archive footage)

George McGovern
as Self (archive footage)









