J. Edgar Hoover
Brief Synopsis
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A television movie about the late director of the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover. The film follows Hoover from his childhood in a working-class section of Washington at the turn of the century to his final days during the social and political turbulence of the '60s and '70s. The factors that helped him to bui
Cast & Crew
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Robert Collins
Director
Charles Hallahan
Rip Torn
Joe Regalbuto
William Traylor
James F Kelly
Film Details
Also Known As
Hoover
Release Date
1987
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 50m
Synopsis
A television movie about the late director of the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover. The film follows Hoover from his childhood in a working-class section of Washington at the turn of the century to his final days during the social and political turbulence of the '60s and '70s. The factors that helped him to build the FBI into the nation's premiere law enforcement agency, and his success in expanding its powers while consolidating his own, are examined in this biographical portrait.
Director
Robert Collins
Director
Cast
Charles Hallahan
Rip Torn
Joe Regalbuto
William Traylor
James F Kelly
Cliff Murdock
David Ogden Stiers
Mills Watson
Art Hindle
Charles Levin
Anthony Palmer
Lee Kessler
F J O'neil
Don Draper
Michael Sims
Walker Edmiston
Ford Rainey
Robert Alan Browne
Edson Stroll
Robert Harper
Kenneth Washington
Louise Fletcher
Michael Griswold
Paul Kent
Andrew Duggan
Paul Keith
Mark Carlton
Gracie Lee
Harvey Vernon
Treat Williams
John Mcliam
Erik Holland
Crew
Susan Boyd
Hair
William S Brown
Source Material (From Novel)
William S Brown
Technical Advisor
Robert Collins
Producer
Robert Collins
Screenplay
Edward Devlin
Set Decorator
Pat Finnegan
Executive Producer
William R. Finnegan
Executive Producer
E Darrel Hallenbeck
Producer
Christina Hornisher
Associate Producer
Patrick Kennedy
Editor
Csilla Marki
Costume Designer
Todd Mcintosh
Makeup
Kim O'bannon
Set Decorator
Sheldon Pinchuk
Executive Producer
Ward Preston
Production Designer
J Peter Robinson
Music
James Stanley
Editor
Timothy Suhrstedt
Director Of Photography
William G Sullivan
Source Material (From Novel)
James Thornton
Sound
Scott Winant
Coproducer
Robert L Zilliox
Art Director
Film Details
Also Known As
Hoover
Release Date
1987
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 50m
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States January 11, 1987
Aired in United States on Video February 15, 1989
