---
title: 'The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Larry Cohen'
released: '1977-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-private-files-of-j-edgar-hoover-1977'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076567/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977)

1977 · 108 min · Drama, History · United States


## Synopsis

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover is a 1977 American biographical drama film written, produced, and directed by Larry Cohen. It stars Broderick Crawford as Hoover, alongside an ensemble cast including Jose Ferrer, Michael Parks, Rip Torn, James Wainwright, Celeste Holm, Ronee Blakely, John Marley, Michael Sacks, Brad Dexter, Tanya Roberts and in their final screen appearances, Jack Cassidy and Dan Dailey. Both Cassidy and Dailey met with then First Lady Betty Ford and helped director Cohen get permission to film in Washington, D.C., in locales where the real Hoover visited or worked.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Larry Cohen](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-cohen)
- **Screenplay:** [Larry Cohen](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-cohen)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Miklós Rózsa](https://cinepixo.com/people/miklos-rozsa)

## Cast

- [Lloyd Gough](https://cinepixo.com/people/lloyd-gough)
- [Ronee Blakley](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronee-blakley)
- [Michael Parks](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-parks)
- [Broderick Crawford](https://cinepixo.com/people/broderick-crawford)
- [George Plimpton](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-plimpton)
- [José Ferrer](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-ferrer)
- [William Jordan](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-jordan)
- [Celeste Holm](https://cinepixo.com/people/celeste-holm)
- [Michael Sacks](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-sacks)
- [Rip Torn](https://cinepixo.com/people/rip-torn)
- [Bruce Weitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-weitz)
- [John Marley](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-marley)
- [June Havoc](https://cinepixo.com/people/june-havoc)
- [George D. Wallace](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-d-wallace)
- [Raymond St. Jacques](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-st-jacques)

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