
1971
2014 · Movie · 1h 20m
DocumentaryHistory
"The year a few ordinary citizens took on the FBI."
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes
97%
Metacritic
73/100
Key crew
- Johanna HamiltonDirector
- Gabriel RhodesWriter
- Johanna HamiltonWriter
- Philip SheppardOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Bonnie RainesSelf
- John RainesSelf
- Bob WilliamsonSelf
- Keith ForsythSelf
- Bill DavidonSelf
- Peter GregusBill
- Lauren A. KennedyBonnie Raines
- Jonathan Joel BrennanBob
- Rich GraffJohn Raines
- Daniel S. TaylorKeith
- John IsgroCustodian
- Kerry MalloyFBI Agent
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