The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977)

5.1/10 112 min Drama History

Overview

The story of J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI from 1924-1972, following his racket-busting days through his reign under eight US presidents.

Cast

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

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