1971 (2014)
April 18, 2014
Documentary, History
1h 20m
![Poster for 1971](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/6RWzv3F3YUNS4lPlZEPm2BAN2re.jpg)
The year a few ordinary citizens took on the FBI.
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.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Johanna Hamilton
- Bonnie Raines Lauren A. Kennedy
- John Raines Rich Graff
- FBI Agent Kerry Malloy
- #9 Brian McCarthy
- Self (archive footage) Richard Nixon
- Self (archive footage) J. Edgar Hoover
- Self (archive footage) Bob Dole
- Self (archive footage) George McGovern
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Keywords
- woman director
- cointel pro