1971 (movie)
- User score: 6.7
- Production country: United States of America
- Producer: Johanna Hamilton
- Production companies: Maximum Pictures, Fork Films, ITVS, Big Mouth Productions, Motto Pictures, JustFilms / Ford Foundation, Candescent Films, Independent Lens
- Genre: Documentary, History
- Release date: 4/18/2014
- Run time: 80 min.
Movie description
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.
