The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
The files that escaped the shredder have become an incredible motion picture.
1977 | 112m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Larry Cohen |
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| Writer: | Larry Cohen |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 01, 1977 |
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| Director: | Larry Cohen |
| Writer: | Larry Cohen |
| Genres: | Drama, History |
| Keywords | fbi, biography, president, watergate |
| Production Companies | Larco Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Henderson Forsythe | Suydam |
| Fred J. Scollay | Putnam |
| 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 |
| Alvin Miles | Valet |
| John Bay | Heywood Brown |
| Brooks Morton | Earl Warren |
| Richard M. Dixon | The President |
| James Dukas | Frank |
| 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 |
| Larry Pine | Kelly |
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Paul Glickman | Director of Photography |
| Cathy Davis | Production Design |
| Lewis Freedman | Costume Design |
| Carolyn Loewenstein | Costume Design |
| Barry Abrams | Additional Photography |
| Mark Zavad | Additional Photography |
| Reid Freeman | Assistant Director |
| Itzach Barouch | Key Grip |
| Fenton Hamilton | Production Consultant |
| Cathy McNulty | Script Supervisor |
| Fifi Oscard | Casting Consultant |
| Carmen La Via | Casting Consultant |
| Rifka Gold | Makeup Artist |
| Josephine Cianella | Makeup Artist |
| Ken Hall | Music Editor |
| Robin Clarke | Music Editor |
| Ronni Chasen | Unit Publicist |
| Peter Sabiston | Production Executive |
| Janelle Webb | Still Photographer |
| John M. Crewdson | Technical Advisor |
| Steve Neill | Makeup Artist |
| Robert Ghiraldini | Sound |
| Jane Landis | Sound |
| Larry Cohen | Writer, Director |
| Ve Neill | Makeup Artist |
| Miklós Rózsa | Original Music Composer |
| Stefan Czapsky | Assistant Camera |
| Chris Lebenzon | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Arthur Mandelberg | Associate Producer |
| Janelle Webb | Co-Producer |
| Larry Cohen | Producer |
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