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The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

Release Year
1977
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
Drama
History
Directed By
Larry Cohen
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

The files that escaped the shredder have become an incredible motion picture. From the Kennedys to Martin Luther King. From cab drivers to Congressmen. From housewives to hostesses. He had something on 58 million people. It was all in his files. Now you can see how he used it.

Cast & Crew

Cast

Broderick Crawford

J. Edgar Hoover

James Wainwright

Young Hoover

José Ferrer

Lionel McCoy

Celeste Holm

Florence Hollister

Dan Dailey

Clyde Tolson

Ronee Blakley

Carrie DeWitt

Howard Da Silva

Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt

John Marley

Dave Hindley

Michael Sacks

Melvin Purvis

Raymond St. Jacques

Martin Luther King

June Havoc

Hoover's Mother

Lloyd Nolan

Attorney General Harlan Stone

Crew

Larry Cohen

Director

Paul Glickman

Director of Photography

Miklós Rózsa

Original Music Composer

Cathy Davis

Production Design

Lewis Freedman

Costume Design

Carolyn Loewenstein

Costume Design

Larry Cohen

Producer

Larry Cohen

Writer

Ken Hall

Music Editor

Robin Clarke

Music Editor

Robert Geraldini

Sound

Jane Landis

Sound

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