
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1977 · Movie · PG · 112 min · ★ 5.1
The story of J. Edgar Hoover, from his racket-busting days to his long reign at the FBI under eight presidents that forever changed law enforcement.
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Details
- Years
- 1977
- Release date
- 1977-12-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 112 min
- TMDB rating
- 5.1/10 (15 votes)
Themes
- fbi
- biography
- president
- watergate
Cast & crew

Broderick Crawford
as J. Edgar Hoover

James Wainwright
as Young Hoover

Michael Parks
as Robert F. Kennedy

José Ferrer
as Lionel McCoy

Celeste Holm
as Florence Hollister

Rip Torn
as Dwight Webb

Dan Dailey
as Clyde Tolson

Ronee Blakley
as Carrie DeWitt

Howard Da Silva
as Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt

John Marley
as Dave Hindley
Directed by Larry Cohen