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J. Edgar Hoover

  • TV Movie
  • 1987
  • PG
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
71
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Treat Williams in J. Edgar Hoover (1987)
Drama

He battled the Kennedys and Martin Luther King, encouraged McCarthy and single-handedly changed the course of history. Hired by F.D.R. to be the director of the FBI, Hoover erected the most ... Read allHe battled the Kennedys and Martin Luther King, encouraged McCarthy and single-handedly changed the course of history. Hired by F.D.R. to be the director of the FBI, Hoover erected the most sophisticated investigatory agency in the world.He battled the Kennedys and Martin Luther King, encouraged McCarthy and single-handedly changed the course of history. Hired by F.D.R. to be the director of the FBI, Hoover erected the most sophisticated investigatory agency in the world.

  • Director
    • Robert L. Collins
  • Writers
    • Robert L. Collins
    • William C. Sullivan
    • William S. Brown
  • Stars
    • Joe Regalbuto
    • Walker Edmiston
    • John McLiam
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    71
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert L. Collins
    • Writers
      • Robert L. Collins
      • William C. Sullivan
      • William S. Brown
    • Stars
      • Joe Regalbuto
      • Walker Edmiston
      • John McLiam
    • 2User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Joe Regalbuto
    Joe Regalbuto
    • William C. Sullivan
    Walker Edmiston
    Walker Edmiston
    • Harry S. Truman
    John McLiam
    John McLiam
    • A. Mitchell Palmer
    Charles Hallahan
    Charles Hallahan
    • Joseph McCarthy
    Art Hindle
    Art Hindle
    • John F. Kennedy
    Robert Harper
    Robert Harper
    • Clyde Tolson
    Andrew Duggan
    Andrew Duggan
    • Dwight D. Eisenhower
    Louise Fletcher
    Louise Fletcher
    • Annie M. Hoover
    David Ogden Stiers
    David Ogden Stiers
    • Franklin D. Roosevelt
    Rip Torn
    Rip Torn
    • Lyndon Baines Johnson
    Treat Williams
    Treat Williams
    • J. Edgar Hoover
    Charles Levin
    Charles Levin
    • Producer
    Ford Rainey
    Ford Rainey
    • Harlan Fiske Stone
    Harvey Vernon
    Harvey Vernon
    • Senator George William Norris
    William Traylor
    • Nicholas de B. Katzenbach
    Robert Alan Browne
    Robert Alan Browne
    • Gaston Means
    Kenneth Washington
    Kenneth Washington
    • James Crawford
    Don Draper
    • Maitre d'
    • Director
      • Robert L. Collins
    • Writers
      • Robert L. Collins(teleplay)
      • William C. Sullivan(novel)
      • William S. Brown(novel)
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    • Trivia
      The last TV project of Andrew Duggan.
    • Goofs
      When President Truman informs Hoover that the FBI will not control the newly formed CIA, the President says he's putting Allen Dulles in charge. Dulles was the Fifth Director of Central Intelligence, and he was appointed by President Eisenhower.
    • Connections
      Referenced in The Walker (2007)

    User reviews2

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    Featured review
    7/10
    Pretty good document
    Lenny Maltin speaks of it as an average piece of work. I don't agree. This is a very interesting TV movie, which shows aspects of the FBI boss that Clint Eastwood did not in his 2011 movie starring Lenny Di caprio. Of course Trat Williams plays sometimes in the Brando GODFATHER way, especially in the final scènes when he fires Sullivan. You think here a s a kind of Alan Pakula manner of filming. Louise Fletcher is pretty good too as the Hoover's mum character. Yes I recommand it.
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    • Release date
      • January 11, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • フーバー長官
    • Production companies
      • Finnegan/Pinchuk Productions
      • RLC Productions
      • Showtime Networks
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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