The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977)

The files that escaped the shredder have become an incredible motion picture.

Drama History

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.

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  • Release Date: 1977-12-01
  • Runtime: 1h 52min
  • Director: Larry Cohen

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    • Trailer

    Cast

    • Broderick Crawford

      J. Edgar Hoover

    • James Wainwright

      Young Hoover

    • Michael Parks

      Robert F. Kennedy

    • José Ferrer

      Lionel McCoy

    • Celeste Holm

      Florence Hollister

    • Rip Torn

      Dwight Webb

    • Dan Dailey

      Clyde Tolson

    • Ronee Blakley

      Carrie DeWitt

    • Howard Da Silva

      Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt

    • John Marley

      Dave Hindley

    • Michael Sacks

      Melvin Purvis

    • Raymond St. Jacques

      Martin Luther King

    • June Havoc

      Hoover's Mother

    • Lloyd Nolan

      Attorney General Harlan Stone

    • Andrew Duggan

      Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson

    • Jack Cassidy

      Damon Runyon

    • George Plimpton

      Quentin Reynolds

    • Lloyd Gough

      Walter Winchell

    • William Jordan

      Pres. John F. Kennedy

    • Brad Dexter

      Alvin Karpis

    • George D. Wallace

      Senator Joseph McCarthy

    • Henderson Forsythe

      Suydam

    • Fred J. Scollay

      Putnam

    • William Wellman Jr.

      Dwight Webb Sr.

    • Ellen Barber

      Janice Harper

    • Art Lund

      Benchley

    • Mary Alice Moore

      Miss Bryant

    • Jim Antonio

      Senator Kenneth McKellar

    • Gregg Abels

      President's Aide

    • Dan Resin

      President's Advisor

    • James Dixon

      Reilly

    • Penny du Pont

      Newscaster

    • Alvin Miles

      Valet

    • John Bay

      Heywood Brown

    • Brooks Morton

      Earl Warren

    • Richard M. Dixon

      The President

    • James Dukas

      Frank

    • Ron Faber

      Hijacker

    • Sam Chew Jr.

      FBI Agent

    • Paul Thomas

      FBI Agent

    • Ken Harvey

      FBI Agent

    • Jack Drummond

      FBI Agent

    • Colin Bremner

      FBI Agent

    • Dana Rowe

      FBI Agent

    • Hanns Manship

      FBI Agent

    • Ed Nast

      FBI Agent

    • Tanya Roberts

      Stewardess

    • Margo Lynn Curtis

      Stewardess

    • Larry Pine

      Kelly

    • John Stefano

      Harry Brunette

    • Jennifer Lee Pryor

      Ethel Brunette

    • Gwyn Gilliss

      Mary Jo Kopechne (voice)

    • Bruce Weitz

      Voice on Tape

    • Wyman Kane

      Senator Markum

    • Gordon Zimmerman

      Louis Lepke

    • Marty Lee

      Mafia Man

    • Reno Carrel

      Dillinger

    • Frank Rohrbach

      White House Aide

    • Marshall Bordon

      White House Aide

    • Joe Mayo

      White House Aide

    • Joe ArrowSmith

      Newspaper Man

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