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The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover( 1977)

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

Overview

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

      J. Edgar Hoover

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      James Wainwright

      Young Hoover

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      Michael Parks

      Robert F. Kennedy

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      José Ferrer

      Lionel McCoy

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      Celeste Holm

      Florence Hollister

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      Rip Torn

      Dwight Webb

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      Dan Dailey

      Clyde Tolson

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      Ronee Blakley

      Carrie DeWitt

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      Howard Da Silva

      Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt

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      John Marley

      Dave Hindley

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      Michael Sacks

      Melvin Purvis

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      Raymond St. Jacques

      Martin Luther King

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      June Havoc

      Hoover's Mother

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      Lloyd Nolan

      Attorney General Harlan Stone

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      Andrew Duggan

      Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson

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      Jack Cassidy

      Damon Runyon

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      George Plimpton

      Quentin Reynolds

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      Lloyd Gough

      Walter Winchell

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      William Jordan

      Pres. John F. Kennedy

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      Brad Dexter

      Alvin Karpis

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      George D. Wallace

      Senator Joseph McCarthy

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      Henderson Forsythe

      Suydam

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      Fred J. Scollay

      Putnam

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      William Wellman Jr.

      Dwight Webb Sr.

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      Ellen Barber

      Janice Harper

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      Art Lund

      Benchley

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      Mary Alice Moore

      Miss Bryant

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      Jim Antonio

      Senator Kenneth McKellar

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      Gregg Abels

      President's Aide

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      Dan Resin

      President's Advisor

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      James Dixon

      Reilly

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      Penny du Pont

      Newscaster

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      Alvin Miles

      Valet

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      John Bay

      Heywood Brown

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      Brooks Morton

      Earl Warren

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      Richard M. Dixon

      The President

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      James Dukas

      Frank

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      Ron Faber

      Hijacker

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      Sam Chew Jr.

      FBI Agent

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      Paul Thomas

      FBI Agent

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      Ken Harvey

      FBI Agent

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      Jack Drummond

      FBI Agent

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      Colin Bremner

      FBI Agent

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      Dana Rowe

      FBI Agent

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      Hanns Manship

      FBI Agent

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      Ed Nast

      FBI Agent

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      Tanya Roberts

      Stewardess

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      Margo Lynn Curtis

      Stewardess

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      Larry Pine

      Kelly

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      John Stefano

      Harry Brunette

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      Jennifer Lee Pryor

      Ethel Brunette

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      Gwyn Gilliss

      Mary Jo Kopechne (voice)

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      Bruce Weitz

      Voice on Tape

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      Wyman Kane

      Senator Markum

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      Gordon Zimmerman

      Louis Lepke

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      Marty Lee

      Mafia Man

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      Reno Carrel

      Dillinger

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      Frank Rohrbach

      White House Aide

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      Marshall Bordon

      White House Aide

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      Joe Mayo

      White House Aide

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      Joe ArrowSmith

      Newspaper Man

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • fbi
    • biography
    • president
    • watergate