The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover 47 years old

Not all the files were destroyed

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.

Credits

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover Cast

Name Character
Rip Torn He was 46, 88 years old when he died as Dwight Webb
Ronee Blakley She was 32, now 79 years old as Carrie DeWitt
Howard Da Silva He was 68, 76 years old when he died as Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dan Dailey He was 61, 62 years old when he died as Clyde Tolson
José Ferrer He was 65, 80 years old when he died as Lionel McCoy
Lloyd Nolan He was 75, 83 years old when he died as Attorney General Harlan Stone
Michael Parks He was 37, 77 years old when he died as Robert F. Kennedy
Tanya Roberts She was 22, now 69 years old as Stewardess
Jack Cassidy He was 50, 49 years old when he died as Damon Runyon
Broderick Crawford He was 65, 74 years old when he died as J. Edgar Hoover
Andrew Duggan He was 53, 64 years old when he died as Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson
John Marley He was 70, 76 years old when he died as Dave Hindley
Michael Sacks He was 29, now 76 years old as Melvin Purvis
June Havoc She was 65, 97 years old when she died as Hoover's Mother
Raymond St. Jacques He was 47, 60 years old when he died as Martin Luther King
George Plimpton He was 50, 76 years old when he died as Quentin Reynolds
Brad Dexter He was 60, 85 years old when he died as Alvin Karpis
Celeste Holm She was 60, 95 years old when she died as Florence Hollister
James Wainwright He was 140, 92 years old when he died as Young Hoover
Henderson Forsythe He was 60, 88 years old when he died as Suydam
Lloyd Gough He was 70, 76 years old when he died as Walter Winchell

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover Crew

Name Department
Miklós Rózsa as Music. He was 70 (88) years old when He died Sound
Larry Cohen as Director. He was 36 (77) years old when He died Directing
Larry Cohen as Writer. He was 36 (77) years old when He died Writing
Ve Neill as Makeup Artist. She was 26 (now 73) years old Costume & Make-Up
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover poster
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (47 years)

Not all the files were destroyed

  • Release day: Thursday, December 01, 1977
  • Runtime: 112 minutes