CinemaOSMovie · 2015 · 1h 40m

A Good American

How our security was sold for money

71%(38)IMDbDocumentary

A Good American tells the story of the best code-breaker the USA ever had and how he and a small team within NSA created a surveillance tool that could pick up any electronic signal on earth, filter it for targets and render results in real-time while keeping the privacy as demanded by the US constitution.

Directed byFriedrich Moser

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 40m
Language
EN
Released
September 23, 2015
Studios
Slingshot FilmsBlue + Green Communication

Featuring

Cast & crew

7 credited
Starring

William Binney

Self

Thomas Drake

Thomas Drake

Self

Edward Loomis

Self

Jesselyn Radack

Self

Diane Roark

Self

Tim Shorrock

Self

Kirk Wiebe

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Friedrich Moser
Written by
Friedrich Moser
Produced by
Friedrich Moser

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