The Pentagon Papers (2003) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Rod Holcomb.

Cast

• James Spader as Daniel Ellsberg
• Claire Forlani as Patricia Marx
• Paul Giamatti as Anthony Russo
• Alan Arkin as Harry Rowen
• Kenneth Welsh as John McNaughon
• Maria del Mar as Carol Ellsberg
• Aaron Ashmore as Randy Kehler
• Jonas Chernick as Neil Sheehan
• Martin Roach as Sgt. Watson
• Bruce Gooch as Supreme Court Marshal
• Sean McCann as John Mitchell
• James Downing as H.R. Haldeman
• Richard Fitzpatrick as John Ehrlichman
• Amy Price-Francis as Jan Butler
• George R. Robertson as Senator Fulbright
• Robert Seeliger as FBI Agent
• Roland Rothchild as FBI Agent
• Damir Andrei as Leonard Boudin
• Carl Marotte as Charles Nesson
• David Fox as Judge W. Matthew Byrne
• Neville Edwards as Bailiff
• Matt Cooke as Rand Employee
• Jonathan Higgins as Army Officer at Rand
• Owen Rilan as Corcoran
• Sharon McFarlane as Charlotte
• Daneen Boone as Blonde at Russo's
• Judah Katz as District Attorney
• Mark Benesh as Leonard Compson III
• Troy Blendell as Marine Radio Man
• Amy Troung as Vietnamese Woman
• Kris Saric as Marine Captain in Bar
• Derek Murchie as Air Force Officer in Bar
• Hannah Lochner as Mary Ellsberg - Younger
• Hayley Lochner as Mary Ellsberg - Older
• Michael Cameron as Robert Ellsberg - Younger
• Adam Butcher as Robert Ellsberg - Older
• Julio Benitez Guardiola as Plumber
• John Connolly as Plumber
• Brandon Barré as Patricia's Boyfriend
• Richard Blackburn as New York Times Editor

Crew

• Jason Horwitch — Writer
• Rod Holcomb — Director
• Fritzi Horstman — Producer
• Michael Mayers — Director of Photography
• Normand Corbeil — Original Music Composer

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