A study of paradox and individual politics, The Most Dangerous Man in America tells the fascinating story of Daniel Ellsberg. The former Marine and State Department analyst served as an architect of the Vietnam War while also protesting it—living two lives until he made the fateful and historic decision to release the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times. Fallout from the whistle-blowing riveted the nation, as newspapers faced court orders preventing publication of the documents and Ellsberg was brought to trial on espionage charges. Nominated for an Academy Award, the film revives the tension of the Watergate era and examines a man and a country at a crossroads.  TM