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The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

1h 53m|PG|Drama, LGBTQ|1987
From the beginning of Prohibition and the outbreak of World War I through the depths of the Cold War, Vietnam and the Watergate scandal, J. Edgar Hoover (Broderick Crawford) serves his country as a quiet observer, a feared enforcer and the original leader of the FBI. When Hoover dies in 1972, a scandal erupts after his private files become public record and America gets a shocking glimpse into the mysterious figure who led the bureau in the most tumultuous decades of the 20th century.

Director:

Larry Cohen

Cast:

Broderick Crawford, Dan Dailey, Jose Ferrer, Michael Parks, Roneé Blakley, Rip Torn, Celeste Holm, Michael Sacks, Raymond St. Jacques, Andrew Duggan, John Marley
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
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