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| James Woods | ... | Roy Marcus Cohn | |
| Joe Don Baker | ... | Sen. Joseph McCarthy | |
| Joseph Bologna | ... | Walter Winchell | |
| Ed Flanders | ... | Joseph N. Welch | |
| Frederic Forrest | ... | Dashiell Hammett | |
| Lee Grant | ... | Dora Cohn | |
| Pat Hingle | ... | J. Edgar Hoover | |
| John McMartin | ... | Older Doctor | |
| Josef Sommer | ... | Albert Cohn | |
| Daniel Benzali | ... | Francis Joseph Cardinal Spellman | |
| Tovah Feldshuh | ... | Iva Schlesinger | |
| John Finn | ... | Sen. Charles Potter | |
| Frances Foster | ... | First Annie Lee Moss | |
| Allen Garfield | ... | Abe Feller | |
| David Marshall Grant | ... | Robert F. Kennedy | |
| Joe Grifasi | ... | Gerald Walpin | |
| Daniel Hugh Kelly | ... | Congressman Neil Gallagher | |
| Karen Ludwig | ... | Ethel Rosenberg | |
| Peter Maloney | ... | Ray Kaplan | |
| Novella Nelson | ... | Second Annie Lee Moss | |
| Jeffrey Nordling | ... | G. David Schine | |
| Fritz Weaver | ... | Sen. Everett Dirksen | |
| Chuck Aber | ... | Sen. John L. McClellan | |
| Lamont Arnold | ... | Male Nurse | |
| Steve Aronson | ... | Judge Kaufman | |
| Nigel Bentley | ... | English Reporter #2 | |
| Bernard Canepari | ... | New York Judge | |
| Phillip Cook | ... | Monroe | |
| Sam Coppola | ... | Carmine Galante | |
| Brandon Danziger | ... | Young Roy Cohn | |
| Patricia Dunnock | ... | Female Nurse | |
| David Early | ... | Chauffeur | |
| Dick Feagler | ... | Newsman | |
| Jeff Gally | ... | FBI Man | |
| Fanni Green | ... | Juror #9 | |
| Alan Haft | ... | Disbarment Court Bailiff | |
| Lance Lewman | ... | Young Doctor | |
| Larry John Meyers | ... | Frank Raichle | |
| Zachary Mott | ... | Sam Garfield | |
| Vito Pisani | ... | Court Bailiff | |
| Marty Roppelt | ... | German Reporter | |
| Joe Petruzzi | ... | Peter Frazer (as Joe Salter) | |
| Joseph Scoren | ... | Milo Gandini (as Joseph Scorsiani) | |
| John Seitz | ... | Secretary of the Army Robert Stevens | |
| Jack Skelly | ... | New York Waiter | |
| Pip Theodor | ... | English Reporter #1 | |
| Robin Thomas | ... | Reporter | |
| Daniel von Bargen | ... | Clyde Tolson | |
| Don Wadsworth | ... | English Reporter #2 | |
| Anthony Walsh | ... | Sen. Karl Mundt | |
| Rick Warner | ... | Robert Morgenthau Jr. | |
| Kate Young | ... | French Reporter | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Tony Amen | ... | Mobster (uncredited) | |
| Nikolai Bulganin | ... | Himself (Parade Saluter) (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Gary Cooper | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| John W. Iwanonkiw | ... | Courtroom Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Lyndon Johnson | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Jacqueline Kennedy | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| John F. Kennedy | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Douglas MacArthur | ... | Himself (Parade Saluter) (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Georgi Malenkov | ... | Himself (Parade Saluter) (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Adolphe Menjou | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Vyacheslav Molotov | ... | Himself (Parade Saluter) (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Pat Nixon | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Richard Nixon | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Dave Petti | ... | Senator (uncredited) | |
| Earl Warren | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Frank Pierson | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Nicolas von Hoffman | (biography) | |
| David Franzoni | (written by) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Thomas Newman | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Paul Elliott | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Peter Zinner | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Stephen Marsh | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Gary Kosko | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Diana Stoughton | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Jill M. Ohanneson | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Deborah La Mia Denaver | .... | makeup: James Woods | |
| Rachel Kick | .... | makeup artist | |
| Matthew W. Mungle | .... | makeup artist | |
| Linda Williams | .... | hair stylist | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Michael DeMeritt | .... | dga trainee | |
| Richard Oswald | .... | second assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Paul Bucciarelli | .... | scenic artist | |
| Chris Call | .... | property master | |
| Thomas J. Garrigan | .... | assistant property master | |
| Gregory Jones | .... | lead set dresser | |
| Kenneth J. Kellers | .... | set dresser | |
| Eugene Pope | .... | carpenter | |
| Bob Smith | .... | set dresser | |
| Christian Stavrakis | .... | set dresser (as Chris Stavrakis) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Anna Behlmer | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Peter Bergren | .... | sound effects editor | |
| David A. Cohen | .... | sound editor | |
| John Pritchett | .... | sound mixer | |
| Richard Thomas | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Dan Wallin | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
Stunts | |||
| G.A. Aguilar | .... | stunts (as George Aguilar) | |
| Danny Aiello III | .... | stunts | |
| Andy Armstrong | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Dana D. Bertolette | .... | stunts (as Dana Bertolette) | |
| Peter Bucossi | .... | stunts | |
| Timothy Butts | .... | stunts | |
| Jeff Jensen | .... | stunts | |
| J.T. Lannen | .... | stunts | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Robert Bender | .... | electrician | |
| Brian 'Buzz' Buzzelli | .... | grip | |
| Daniel Casey | .... | camera intern | |
| Jorgen Christenen | .... | set lighting | |
| Steve Cohagan | .... | best boy electric | |
| Louis DiCesare | .... | gaffer | |
| Richard Eliano | .... | assistant camera | |
| Richard Foreman Jr. | .... | still photographer (as Richard Foreman) | |
| John S. Moyer | .... | best boy grip | |
| Ethan Phillips | .... | electrician | |
| Rich Schutte | .... | assistant camera | |
| Bubba Sheffield | .... | key grip | |
Casting Department | |||
| Donna M. Belajac | .... | casting: Pittsburgh | |
| Nancy Mosser | .... | extras casting director | |
| J. Ben Sykes | .... | casting assistant | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Omneya 'Nini' Mazen | .... | post-production executive | |
| Marcelo Sansevieri | .... | associate film editor | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Frank A. Serrao | .... | driver | |
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This movie has the failing of many 'made for HBO' films, a tendency to distort the truth to hammer home its point. Its portrayal of Cohn's personality is accurate enough, and chilling to watch, and in general, it follows Cohn's life fairly closely. However, it gives Cohn a bit more credit (or blame) than he deserves. It would have you believe that Cohn drove Joe McCarthy to his anti-Communist pogroms, when in fact McCarthy was a very determined and headstrong man, who needed no unknown NY lawyer to make him into a demagogue. It also vastly overstates Cohn's role in the persecution of Congressman Cornelius Gallagher, persecution that was actually driven by J. Edgar Hoover. It also omits the bizarre role of right-wing nut Lyndon LaRouche in destroying Cohn's credibility in the last years of his life. It does stand as a good overview of the general events of Cohn's fascinating, if venal, life. But it also makes him seem far more influential than he really was.