1971 (2014)
The year a few ordinary citizens took on the FBI.
79 min
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.
- Release date
- April 18, 2014
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Bonnie Raines as Self - Citizens' Commission
- John Raines as Self - Citizens' Commission
- Bob Williamson as Self - Citizens' Commission
- Keith Forsyth as Self - Citizens' Commission
- Bill Davidon as Self - Citizens' Commission
- Betty Medsger as Self - Reporter, The Washington Post
- Terry Neist as Self - Former FBI Agent
- Athan Theoharis as Self - Professor of History, Marquette University
- Sanford Ungar as Self - Journalist
Crew
- J. Edgar Hoover · Archive footage
- Johanna Hamilton · Director
- Johanna Hamilton · Writer
- Gabriel Rhodes · Writer
- Katy Chevigny · Producer
- Johanna Hamilton · Producer
- Marilyn Ness · Producer
- Philip Sheppard · Composer
- Neil Barrett · Cinematographer
- Andreas Burgess · Cinematographer
- Kirsten Johnson · Cinematographer
- Michael Peterson · Editor
- Gabriel Rhodes · Editor
- Adine Duron · Casting director
- Markus Kirschner · Production designer