The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

112 mins | Drama, History | Dec. 1, 1977

The files that escaped the shredder have become an incredible motion picture. From the Kennedys to Martin Luther King. From cab drivers to Congressmen. From housewives to hostesses. He had something on 58 million people. It was all in his files. Now you can see how he used it.

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

112 mins | Drama, History | Dec. 1, 1977

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
The files that escaped the shredder have become an incredible motion picture. From the Kennedys to Martin Luther King. From cab drivers to Congressmen. From housewives to hostesses. He had something on 58 million people. It was all in his files. Now you can see how he used it.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Larco Productions
Original title The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
Directors Cathy McNulty, Reid Freeman, Larry Cohen
Writers Larry Cohen

Cast

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 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