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Cast
Daniel Ellsberg
as Self - Pentagon Papers Whistleblower
Franz Gayl
as Self - Whistleblower
Seymour Hersh
as Self - Journalist
David Carr
as Self - Journalist, New York Times
Sharon Weinberger
as Self - National Security Reporter
Tom Vanden Brook
as Self - Journalist, USA Today
Danielle Brian
as Self - Executive Director at Project On Government Oversight
Conchita Gayl
as Self - Franz Gayl's Wife
Joe Biden
as Self - Vice President (archive footage)
Robert Gates
as Self - Former Secretary of Defense
Movie Info & Details
Release Year2013
Runtime1h 06m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary
Votes8
DirectorRobert Greenwald
WritersRobert Greenwald
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.8 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsWar on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State
About War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State
War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State highlights four cases where whistleblowers noticed government wrong-doing and took to the media to expose the fraud and abuse. It exposes the surprisingly worsening and threatening reality for whistleblowers and the press. The film includes interviews with whistleblowers Michael DeKort, Thomas Drake, Franz Gayl and Thomas Tamm and award-winning journalists like David Carr, Lucy Dalglish, Glenn Greenwald, Seymour Hersh, Michael Isikoff, Bill Keller, Eric Lipton, Jane Mayer, Dana Priest, Tom Vanden Brook and Sharon Weinberger.
Directed by Robert Greenwald, War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State leans on a strong ensemble — Daniel Ellsberg, Franz Gayl, Seymour Hersh — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 2013.
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