1971

1971 (2014)

Released: 2014-04-18 Duration: 1hr 20min
Rating 6.7
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.

Production Companies

Maximum Pictures
Fork Films
Fork Films
ITVS
ITVS
Big Mouth Productions
Big Mouth Productions
Motto Pictures
Motto Pictures
JustFilms / Ford Foundation
JustFilms / Ford Foundation
Candescent Films
Candescent Films
Independent Lens

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 2.342

Directed By

Johanna Hamilton

Crew

Producer
Marilyn Ness
Producer
Katy Chevigny
Original Music Composer
Philip Sheppard
Director of Photography
Andreas Burgess
Director of Photography
Kirsten Johnson
Production Design
Markus Kirschner
Costume Design
Eniola Dawodu

TOP CAST

Lauren A. Kennedy
Lauren A. Kennedy

Bonnie Raines

Rich Graff
Rich Graff

John Raines

Dennis Brito
Dennis Brito

FBI Agent

John Isgro
John Isgro

Custodian

Kerry Malloy
Kerry Malloy

FBI Agent

Matthew Smith
Matthew Smith

Citizens' Commission

Danielle Varga
Danielle Varga

Citizens' Commission

Paul Darren
Paul Darren

Security Guard

Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

J. Edgar Hoover
J. Edgar Hoover

Self (archive footage)

Bob Dole
Bob Dole

Self (archive footage)

George McGovern
George McGovern

Self (archive footage)

Frank Church
Frank Church

Self (archive footage)

Katharine Graham
Katharine Graham

Self (archive footage)

Ben Bradlee
Ben Bradlee

Self (archive footage)

Marilyn Ness
Marilyn Ness

Citizens' Commission

David Kairys
David Kairys

Self - Civil Rights Lawyer

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