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The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

Genres
Drama
History
Rating
4.9
StatusReleased
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Release Date1977-12-01
Runtime112 mins

Overview

The story of J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI from 1924-1972, following his racket-busting days through his reign under eight US presidents.

Cast & Crew

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Broderick Crawford

as J. Edgar Hoover

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James Wainwright

as Young Hoover

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Michael Parks

as Robert F. Kennedy

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José Ferrer

as Lionel McCoy

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Celeste Holm

as Florence Hollister

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Rip Torn

as Dwight Webb

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Dan Dailey

as Clyde Tolson

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Ronee Blakley

as Carrie DeWitt

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Howard Da Silva

as Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt

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John Marley

as Dave Hindley

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Michael Sacks

as Melvin Purvis

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Raymond St. Jacques

as Martin Luther King

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June Havoc

as Hoover's Mother

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Lloyd Nolan

as Attorney General Harlan Stone

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Andrew Duggan

as Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson

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Jack Cassidy

as Damon Runyon

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George Plimpton

as Quentin Reynolds

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Lloyd Gough

as Walter Winchell

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William Jordan

as Pres. John F. Kennedy

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Brad Dexter

as Alvin Karpis

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George D. Wallace

as Senator Joseph McCarthy

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Henderson Forsythe

as Suydam

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Fred J. Scollay

as Putnam

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William Wellman Jr.

as Dwight Webb Sr.

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Ellen Barber

as Janice Harper

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Art Lund

as Benchley

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Mary Alice Moore

as Miss Bryant

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Jim Antonio

as Senator Kenneth McKellar

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Gregg Abels

as President's Aide

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Dan Resin

as President's Advisor

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James Dixon

as Reilly

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Penny du Pont

as Newscaster

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Alvin Miles

as Valet

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John Bay

as Heywood Brown

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Brooks Morton

as Earl Warren

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Richard M. Dixon

as The President

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James Dukas

as Frank

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Ron Faber

as Hijacker

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Sam Chew Jr.

as FBI Agent

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Paul Thomas

as FBI Agent

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Ken Harvey

as FBI Agent

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Jack Drummond

as FBI Agent

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Colin Bremner

as FBI Agent

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Dana Rowe

as FBI Agent

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Hanns Manship

as FBI Agent

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Ed Nast

as FBI Agent

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Tanya Roberts

as Stewardess

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Margo Lynn Curtis

as Stewardess

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Larry Pine

as Kelly

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John Stefano

as Harry Brunette

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Jennifer Lee Pryor

as Ethel Brunette

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Gwyn Gilliss

as Mary Jo Kopechne (voice)

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Bruce Weitz

as Voice on Tape

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Wyman Kane

as Senator Markum

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Gordon Zimmerman

as Louis Lepke

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Marty Lee

as Mafia Man

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Reno Carrel

as Dillinger

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Frank Rohrbach

as White House Aide

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Marshall Bordon

as White House Aide

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Joe Mayo

as White House Aide

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Joe ArrowSmith

as Newspaper Man

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