Frontline Episode 5.08 The Secret File

Frontline Episode 5.08 The Secret File

Episode Premiere

April 14, 1987

Genre

Documentary

Production Company

GBH

Official Site

http://www.pbs.org/show/frontline/

Information

Episode Premiere

April 14, 1987

Genre

Documentary

Period

1983 -

Production Co

GBH

Distributor

PBS

Official Site

http://www.pbs.org/show/frontline/

Cast and Crew

Main Cast

Will Lyman

Synopsis

How could an ordinary citizen be considered a national security risk? Penn Kimball, a university professor, former New York Times editor, Rhodes scholar, and Eagle Scout, was stunned to discover that for 30 years, government files existed declaring him as a disloyal American. As he tries to clear his name, Frontline examines the government decision to gather information on American citizens.

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