Production Credits The Most Dangerous Man in America
The Most Dangerous Man in America
Full Cast & Crew
An in-depth look at the talented ensemble and technical visionaries who brought The Most Dangerous Man in America to life.
The Cast
28 Members

Daniel EllsbergSelf (Narraror)
John DeanSelf - White House Counsel to President Nixon

Howard ZinnSelf - Historian
Peter ArnettSelf - Associated Press Correspondent (archive footage)
Ben BagdikianSelf - Editor, Washington Post
Ann BeesonSelf - Associate Legal Director, ACLU
Robert EllsbergSelf - Daniel's Son
Richard FalkSelf - Professor of International Law
Max FrankelSelf - Washington Bureau Chief, New York Times
J. William FulbrightSelf - Chair Foreign Relations Committee (archive footage)
James GoodaleSelf - General Counsel, New York Times
Mike GravelSelf - Senator (D-Alaska)
Morton HalperinSelf - Supervisor, Vietnam War Study (as Mort Halperin)

Lyndon B. JohnsonSelf - President (archive footage) (as Lyndon Johnson)
Randy KehlerSelf - Draft Resister
Bud KroghSelf - Director, 'Plumbers' Unit (as Egil Krogh)
Pete McCloskeySelf - Representative, California

Robert McNamaraSelf (archive footage)
Wayne MorseSelf - Senator, Oregon (archive footage)

Richard NixonSelf - President (archive footage)
Thomas OliphantSelf - Reporter, Boston Globe (as Tom Oliphant)

Dan RatherSelf - Reporter (archive footage)
Tony RussoSelf - RAND Analyst
Thomas SchellingSelf - RAND Analyst / Nobel Laureate
Hedrick SmithSelf - Reporter, New York Times
Janaki TschannerlSelf - Peace Activist

Leonard WeinglassSelf - Russo Defense Attorney
Technical Crew
Top Credits
Michael ChandlerWriter
Lawrence LerewWriter

Rick GoldsmithWriter
Judith EhrlichDirector
Michael ChandlerEditor

Dan KraussDirector of Photography
Lawrence LerewEditor

Rick GoldsmithEditor
Judith EhrlichWriter
Vicente FrancoDirector of Photography

Rick GoldsmithDirector