The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

1977, Movie, 1h 52min

The story of the late J. Edgar Hoover, who was head of the FBI from 1924-1972. The film follows Hoover from his racket-busting days through his reign under eight U.S. presidents.

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6.1

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Larry Cohen’s radical revision of The FBI Story is a dissection of the life of a sexually-stunted demagogue-cum-demigod...

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