The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

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

Duration: 112 min
Release date: 1977-12-01
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The story of J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI from 1924-1972, following his racket-busting days through his reign under eight US presidents.

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Broderick Crawford
Broderick Crawford
as J. Edgar Hoover
James Wainwright
James Wainwright
as Young Hoover
Michael Parks
Michael Parks
as Robert F. Kennedy
José Ferrer
José Ferrer
as Lionel McCoy
Celeste Holm
Celeste Holm
as Florence Hollister
Rip Torn
Rip Torn
as Dwight Webb
Dan Dailey
Dan Dailey
as Clyde Tolson
Ronee Blakley
Ronee Blakley
as Carrie DeWitt
Howard Da Silva
Howard Da Silva
as Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt
John Marley
John Marley
as Dave Hindley
Michael Sacks
Michael Sacks
as Melvin Purvis
Raymond St. Jacques
Raymond St. Jacques
as Martin Luther King
June Havoc
June Havoc
as Hoover's Mother
Lloyd Nolan
Lloyd Nolan
as Attorney General Harlan Stone
Andrew Duggan
Andrew Duggan
as Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson
Jack Cassidy
Jack Cassidy
as Damon Runyon
George Plimpton
George Plimpton
as Quentin Reynolds
Lloyd Gough
Lloyd Gough
as Walter Winchell
William Jordan
William Jordan
as Pres. John F. Kennedy
Brad Dexter
Brad Dexter
as Alvin Karpis
George D. Wallace
George D. Wallace
as Senator Joseph McCarthy
Henderson Forsythe
Henderson Forsythe
as Suydam
Fred J. Scollay
Fred J. Scollay
as Putnam
William Wellman Jr.
William Wellman Jr.
as Dwight Webb Sr.
Ellen Barber
Ellen Barber
as Janice Harper
Art Lund
Art Lund
as Benchley
Mary Alice Moore
Mary Alice Moore
as Miss Bryant
Jim Antonio
Jim Antonio
as Senator Kenneth McKellar
Gregg Abels
Gregg Abels
as President's Aide
Dan Resin
Dan Resin
as President's Advisor
James Dixon
James Dixon
as Reilly
Penny du Pont
Penny du Pont
as Newscaster
Alvin Miles
Alvin Miles
as Valet
John Bay
John Bay
as Heywood Brown
Brooks Morton
Brooks Morton
as Earl Warren
Richard M. Dixon
Richard M. Dixon
as The President
James Dukas
James Dukas
as Frank
Ron Faber
Ron Faber
as Hijacker
Sam Chew Jr.
Sam Chew Jr.
as FBI Agent
Paul Thomas
Paul Thomas
as FBI Agent
Ken Harvey
Ken Harvey
as FBI Agent
Jack Drummond
Jack Drummond
as FBI Agent
Colin Bremner
Colin Bremner
as FBI Agent
Dana Rowe
Dana Rowe
as FBI Agent
Hanns Manship
Hanns Manship
as FBI Agent
Ed Nast
Ed Nast
as FBI Agent
Tanya Roberts
Tanya Roberts
as Stewardess
Margo Lynn Curtis
Margo Lynn Curtis
as Stewardess
Larry Pine
Larry Pine
as Kelly
John Stefano
John Stefano
as Harry Brunette
Jennifer Lee Pryor
Jennifer Lee Pryor
as Ethel Brunette
Gwyn Gilliss
Gwyn Gilliss
as Mary Jo Kopechne (voice)
Bruce Weitz
Bruce Weitz
as Voice on Tape
Wyman Kane
Wyman Kane
as Senator Markum
Gordon Zimmerman
Gordon Zimmerman
as Louis Lepke
Marty Lee
Marty Lee
as Mafia Man
Reno Carrel
Reno Carrel
as Dillinger
Frank Rohrbach
Frank Rohrbach
as White House Aide
Marshall Bordon
Marshall Bordon
as White House Aide
Joe Mayo
Joe Mayo
as White House Aide
Joe ArrowSmith
Joe ArrowSmith
as Newspaper Man
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