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The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

39/100
9 Ratings

1977

Drama

1h 52m

7+ (PG)

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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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. The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover featuring Broderick Crawford and James Wainwright is streaming with subscription on fuboTV, streaming with subscription on MGM+ (Via Philo), free on Tubi, and 4 others. It's a biography and drama movie.

Drama

Biography

1977

7+ (PG)

1h52m

US

Director

Larry Cohen

J. Edgar Hoover

Broderick Crawford

Young Hoover

James Wainwright

Robert F. Kennedy

Michael Parks

Lionel McCoy

José Ferrer

Florence Hollister

Celeste Holm

Dwight Webb

Rip Torn

Clyde Tolson

Dan Dailey

Carrie DeWitt

Ronee Blakley

Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Howard Da Silva

Dave Hindley

John Marley

Melvin Purvis

Michael Sacks

Martin Luther King

Raymond St. Jacques

Hoover's Mother

June Havoc

Attorney General Harlan Stone

Lloyd Nolan

Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson

Andrew Duggan

Damon Runyon

Jack Cassidy

Quentin Reynolds

George Plimpton

Walter Winchell

Lloyd Gough

Pres. John F. Kennedy

William Jordan

Alvin Karpis

Brad Dexter

Senator Joseph McCarthy

George Wallace

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9 Ratings
#178249of all Movies

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I didn't see the reason for the low Reelgood user ratings. I agree with IMDB's. This was a historical look at various key moments in J. Edgar Hoover's life as opposed to a continuous story, deftly edited to look continuous. It was interesting to see the depiction of various Presidents and key figures during his tenure, e.g., LBJ, Bobby Kennedy, MLK Jr., Nixon. The scene with MLK Jr. and J. Edgar Hoover was perhaps the most interesting. Ironically, the actor depicting J. Edgar Hoover, who did a good job of depicting a personality (presumably J. Edgar Hoover's) had somewhat of a likeness to LBJ, who was instead depicted by a well-known actor in this film.

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