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J. Edgar Hoover

J. Edgar Hoover

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 11, 1987

Runtime

1h 48m

Genres

TV Movie, History, Drama

Original Title

J. Edgar Hoover

Production Companies

Showtime Networks, RLC Productions, Finnegan/Pinchuk Productions

Director

Robert L. Collins

Description

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.