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J. Edgar Hoover (1987)

Genre : TV Movie, History, Drama

Runtime : 1H 48M

Director : Robert L. Collins

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Treat Williams
Treat Williams
J. Edgar Hoover
Rip Torn
Rip Torn
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Louise Fletcher
Louise Fletcher
Annie M. Hoover
David Ogden Stiers
David Ogden Stiers
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Charles Hallahan
Charles Hallahan
Joseph McCarthy
Art Hindle
Art Hindle
John F. Kennedy
Andrew Duggan
Andrew Duggan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Charles Levin
Charles Levin
Producer
Robert Alan Browne
Robert Alan Browne
Gaston Means
Walker Edmiston
Walker Edmiston
Harry S. Truman
John McLiam
John McLiam
A. Mitchell Palmer
Robert Harper
Robert Harper
Clyde Tolson

Crews

Robert L. Collins
Robert L. Collins
Writer
Robert L. Collins
Robert L. Collins
Director
Patrick Kennedy
Patrick Kennedy
Editor
Bill Finnegan
Bill Finnegan
Executive Producer
Robert L. Collins
Robert L. Collins
Producer
Tim Suhrstedt
Tim Suhrstedt
Director of Photography
J. Peter Robinson
J. Peter Robinson
Original Music Composer

Posters and backgrounds

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