J. Edgar Hoover

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J. Edgar Hoover

1987

1h 48m

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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.

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10 featured cast members

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Treat Williams

J. Edgar Hoover

Rip Torn

Lyndon Baines Johnson

Louise Fletcher

Annie M. Hoover

David Ogden Stiers

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Charles Hallahan

Joseph McCarthy

Art Hindle

John F. Kennedy

Andrew Duggan

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Charles Levin

Producer

Robert Alan Browne

Gaston Means

Walker Edmiston

Harry S. Truman

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Directed by: Robert L. Collins
Written by: Robert L. Collins
Produced by: Robert L. Collins

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