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11 January 1987 (USA) moreGenre:
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Great source for fascinating bio meets pitiful effort. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Joe Regalbuto | ... | William C. Sullivan |
 | Walker Edmiston | ... | Harry S. Truman |
| John McLiam | ... | A. Mitchell Palmer |
| Charles Hallahan | ... | Joseph McCarthy |
| Art Hindle | ... | John F. Kennedy |
 | Robert Harper | ... | Clyde Tolson |
| Andrew Duggan | ... | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Louise Fletcher | ... | Annie M. Hoover |
 | David Ogden Stiers | ... | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
 | Rip Torn | ... | Lyndon Baines Johnson |
| Treat Williams | ... | J. Edgar Hoover |
| Charles Levin | ... | Producer |
| Ford Rainey | ... | Harlan Fiske Stone |
| Harvey Vernon | ... | Senator George William Norris |
| William Traylor | ... | Nicholas de B. Katzenbach |
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With the advent of time (15 years) after the late FBI Director's death, one would think this an agreeable amount of time to assess the triumphs and failures of such a figure. After all, he clung to power for 48 years in a city where anyone's career can be reduced to piffle in a matter of moments.
Why then, such a dull and lifeless biographical movie, as this? There's no insight, no private or public turmoil, no revelations, no interesting conjecture as to the why or wherefore pertaining to certain abuses, the nature of his relationship with Clyde Tolson, the Assistant Director of the FBI, etc.etc.
All we're allowed to see is the by-the-textbook timeline, following his rise and his death, and the President's he serves along the way. Nothing of real note here, unless you entertain yourself by comparing how much the actors look like the people they're supposed to be portraying.
An earlier made for tv movie, made in 1977, called "The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover," rates far superior (and that's not saying much) to this. However, at least the latter is entertaining, which is more than can be said for this red herring.