The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977)

The files that escaped the shredder have become an incredible motion picture.

  • Genre: Drama, History
  • Release Date: 1977-12-01
  • User Rating: 5/10 from 13 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 52min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Larco Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Larry Cohen
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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.

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  • 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

  • Michael Sacks

    as Melvin Purvis

  • Raymond St. Jacques

    as Martin Luther King

  • June Havoc

    as Hoover's Mother

  • Lloyd Nolan

    as Attorney General Harlan Stone

  • Andrew Duggan

    as Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson

  • Jack Cassidy

    as Damon Runyon

  • George Plimpton

    as Quentin Reynolds

  • Lloyd Gough

    as Walter Winchell

  • William Jordan

    as Pres. John F. Kennedy

  • Brad Dexter

    as Alvin Karpis

  • George D. Wallace

    as Senator Joseph McCarthy

  • Henderson Forsythe

    as Suydam

  • Fred J. Scollay

    as Putnam

  • William Wellman Jr.

    as Dwight Webb Sr.

  • Ellen Barber

    as Janice Harper

  • Art Lund

    as Benchley

  • Mary Alice Moore

    as Miss Bryant

  • Jim Antonio

    as Senator Kenneth McKellar

  • Gregg Abels

    as President's Aide

  • Dan Resin

    as President's Advisor

  • James Dixon

    as Reilly

  • Penny du Pont

    as Newscaster

  • Alvin Miles

    as Valet

  • John Bay

    as Heywood Brown

  • Brooks Morton

    as Earl Warren

  • Richard M. Dixon

    as The President

  • James Dukas

    as Frank

  • Ron Faber

    as Hijacker

  • Sam Chew Jr.

    as FBI Agent

  • Paul Thomas

    as FBI Agent

  • Ken Harvey

    as FBI Agent

  • Jack Drummond

    as FBI Agent

  • Colin Bremner

    as FBI Agent

  • Dana Rowe

    as FBI Agent

  • Hanns Manship

    as FBI Agent

  • Ed Nast

    as FBI Agent

  • Tanya Roberts

    as Stewardess

  • Margo Lynn Curtis

    as Stewardess

  • Larry Pine

    as Kelly

  • John Stefano

    as Harry Brunette

  • Jennifer Lee Pryor

    as Ethel Brunette

  • Gwyn Gilliss

    as Mary Jo Kopechne (voice)

  • Bruce Weitz

    as Voice on Tape

  • Wyman Kane

    as Senator Markum

  • Gordon Zimmerman

    as Louis Lepke

  • Marty Lee

    as Mafia Man

  • Reno Carrel

    as Dillinger

  • Frank Rohrbach

    as White House Aide

  • Marshall Bordon

    as White House Aide

  • Joe Mayo

    as White House Aide

  • Joe ArrowSmith

    as Newspaper Man
Directing Larry Cohen Director
Writing Larry Cohen Writer
Costume & Make-Up Ve Neill Makeup Artist
Directing Reid Freeman Assistant Director
Sound Ken Hall Music Editor
Crew Ronni Chasen Unit Publicist
Sound Robin Clarke Music Editor
Costume & Make-Up Rifka Gold Makeup Artist
Editing Chris Lebenzon Editor
Production Carmen La Via Casting Consultant
Camera Barry Abrams Additional Photography
Production Peter Sabiston Production Executive
Camera Mark Zavad Additional Photography
Camera Stefan Czapsky Assistant Camera
Sound Jane Landis Sound
Production Fenton Hamilton Production Consultant
Camera Janelle Webb Still Photographer
Costume & Make-Up Josephine Cianella Makeup Artist
Crew John M. Crewdson Technical Advisor
Camera Itzach Barouch Key Grip
Directing Cathy McNulty Script Supervisor
Production Fifi Oscard Casting Consultant
Costume & Make-Up Steve Neill Makeup Artist
Sound Robert Ghiraldini Sound
Camera Paul Glickman Director of Photography
Production Janelle Webb Co-Producer
Sound Miklós Rózsa Original Music Composer
Production Arthur Mandelberg Associate Producer
Production Larry Cohen Producer
Costume & Make-Up Carolyn Loewenstein Costume Design
Art Cathy Davis Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Lewis Freedman Costume Design

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