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Seamy but entertaining account of the skeletons in the FBI founder's life. A zesty cast of veterans add spice to the scandalous and irresponsible dishing of America's great megalomaniacs. A guilty pleasure.
Original Release
12/01/1977
US Release
12/01/1977
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Broderick Crawford | J. Edgar Hoover |
| Dan Dailey | Clyde Tolson |
| Jose Ferrer | Lionel McCoy |
| Michael Parks | Robert F. Kennedy |
| Rip Torn | Dwight Webb / Dwight Webb, Jr. |
| James Wainwright | Young Hoover |
| Ronee Blakley | Carrie DeWitt / Carrie DeWitt (as Roneé Blakley) |
| Hanns Manship | FBI Agent |
| Celeste Holm | Florence Hollister |
| Howard Da Silva | Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Broderick Crawford | J. Edgar Hoover |
| Dan Dailey | Clyde Tolson |
| Jose Ferrer | Lionel McCoy |
| Michael Parks | Robert F. Kennedy |
| Rip Torn | Dwight Webb / Dwight Webb, Jr. |
| James Wainwright | Young Hoover |
| Ronee Blakley | Carrie DeWitt / Carrie DeWitt (as Roneé Blakley) |
| Hanns Manship | FBI Agent |
| Celeste Holm | Florence Hollister |
| Howard Da Silva | Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| John Marley | Dave Hindley |
| Raymond St. Jacques | Martin Luther King |
| June Havoc | Hoover's Mother |
| Lloyd Nolan | Attorney General Harlan Stone |
| Andrew Duggan | Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Jack Cassidy | Damon Runyon |
| George Plimpton | Quentin Reynolds |
| Lloyd Gough | Walter Winchell |
| Brad Dexter | Alvin Karpis |
| George D. Wallace | Senator Joseph McCarthy / Senator Joseph McCarthy (as George D. Wallace) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Samuel Z. Arkoff | Executive Producer |
| Larry Cohen | Producer |
| Arthur Mandelberg | Producer |
| Janelle Webb | Producer |
Editors
