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J. Edgar Hoover (1987) (TV)

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User Rating: 6.1/10 (37 votes)

Overview

Director:
Robert E. Collins
Writer:
Robert E. Collins (teleplay)
Release Date:
11 January 1987 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama
Plot:
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User Comments:
Great source for fascinating bio meets pitiful effort. more

Cast

 (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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Additional Details

Runtime:
108 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
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Referenced in The Walker (2007) more

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3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
Great source for fascinating bio meets pitiful effort., 16 October 1999
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Author: Mitch-38 from Houston, Texas

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.

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