The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

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  • Genre: DramaHistory
  • Run time: 112 min
  • Premiere: 1977. December 1.

The story of the late J. Edgar Hoover, who was head of the FBI from 1924-1972. The film follows Hoover from his racket-busting days through his reign under eight U.S. presidents.

Discover

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

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

John Bay

Heywood Brown

Brooks Morton

Earl Warren

Richard M. Dixon

The President

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

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

Art

Cathy Davis

Production Design

Camera

Mark Zavad

Additional Photography

Stefan Czapsky

Assistant Camera

Itzach Barouch

Key Grip

Barry Abrams

Additional Photography

Janelle Webb

Still Photographer

Paul Glickman

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Ve Neill

Makeup Artist

Rifka Gold

Makeup Artist

Josephine Cianella

Makeup Artist

Steve Neill

Makeup Artist

Lewis Freedman

Costume Design

Carolyn Loewenstein

Costume Design

Crew

Ronni Chasen

Unit Publicist

John M. Crewdson

Technical Advisor

Directing

Larry Cohen

Director

Cathy McNulty

Script Supervisor

Reid Freeman

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Fenton Hamilton

Production Consultant

Fifi Oscard

Casting Consultant

Peter Sabiston

Production Executive

Carmen La Via

Casting Consultant

Janelle Webb

Co-Producer

Larry Cohen

Producer

Arthur Mandelberg

Associate Producer

Sound

Ken Hall

Music Editor

Robin Clarke

Music Editor

Miklós Rózsa

Original Music Composer

Writing

Larry Cohen

Writer