The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977)

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Larry Cohen's pseudo-biography of J. Edgar Hoover (Broderick Crawford) was virtually howled off the screens upon its release in 1977. Today, with the cross-dressing Hoover so much a matter of historical record that even Oliver Stone didn't bother to make too much of a point of it in Nixon, the Cohen… More

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PG, 1 hr. 52 min.
Directed By
Larry Cohen
Written By
Larry Cohen
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Jun 1, 1978 Wide
HBO Video

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  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Part sleazy sexual exploitation and part stilted realpolitik historical tableau.

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