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J. Edgar Hoover

Jan 11, 1987 · 1h 48m
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TV Movie
History
Drama

PLOT

He battled the Kennedys and Martin Luther King, encouraged McCarthy and single-handedly changed the course of history. Hired by F.D.R. to be the director of the FBI, Hoover erected the most sophisticated investigatory agency in the world.

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CAST

Treat Williams
J. Edgar Hoover
Rip Torn
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Louise Fletcher
Annie M. Hoover
David Ogden Stiers
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Charles Hallahan
Joseph McCarthy
Art Hindle
John F. Kennedy
Andrew Duggan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Charles Levin
Producer
Directed by Robert L. Collins

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Showtime Networks, RLC Productions, Finnegan/Pinchuk Productions
Country
US

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