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.

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Cast

Rich Graff

John Raines

Kerry Malloy

FBI Agent

Brian McCarthy

#9

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

J. Edgar Hoover

Self (archive footage)

Bob Dole

Self (archive footage)

George McGovern

Self (archive footage)

David Kairys

Self - Civil Rights Lawyer

Frank Church

Self (archive footage)