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J. Edgar Hoover

PG

1987

108 minutes

TV MovieHistoryDrama

Overview

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.

Top Cast

Treat Williams headshot

Treat Williams

J. Edgar Hoover

Rip Torn headshot

Rip Torn

Lyndon Baines Johnson

Louise Fletcher headshot

Louise Fletcher

Annie M. Hoover

David Ogden Stiers headshot

David Ogden Stiers

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Charles Hallahan headshot

Charles Hallahan

Joseph McCarthy

Art Hindle headshot

Art Hindle

John F. Kennedy

Andrew Duggan headshot

Andrew Duggan

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Charles Levin headshot

Charles Levin

Producer

Robert Alan Browne headshot

Robert Alan Browne

Gaston Means

Walker Edmiston headshot

Walker Edmiston

Harry S. Truman

John McLiam headshot

John McLiam

A. Mitchell Palmer

Robert Harper headshot

Robert Harper

Clyde Tolson