1971
“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.
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Bonnie Raines
Self
John Raines
Self
Also in
Reel in the Closet
Bob Williamson
Self
Keith Forsyth
Self
Bill Davidon
Self
Peter Gregus
Bill
Lauren A. Kennedy
Bonnie Raines
Known for
Hell House LLC
Jonathan Joel Brennan
Bob
Rich Graff
John Raines
Also in
The Making of The Mob
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
Daniel S. Taylor
Keith
John Isgro
Custodian
Kerry Malloy
FBI Agent
Known for
Manifest
The Lowdown
Johanna Hamilton Director · Gabriel Rhodes Writer Philip Sheppard Composer
United States release April 18, 2014 · Produced in United States · Production Fork Films, ITVS
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Maximum Pictures
Production
Fork Films
Production
ITVS
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Big Mouth Productions
Production
Motto Pictures
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Ford Foundation / JustFilms
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Candescent Films
Production
Independent Lens
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 18, 2014
Theatrical
Sweden
April 20, 2015 · Theatrical
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