The Secret File on J. Edgar Hoover

1993 0h 57m EN

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★7.0TMDB · 1★7.4IMDB · 10

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Synopsis

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For nearly 50 years, FBI director J. Edgar Hoover amassed secret files on America's most prominent figures, files he used to smear and control presidents and politicians. Frontline reveals how Hoover's own secret life left him open to blackmail by the Mafia and offers a startling new explanation why the FBI allowed the mob to operate unchallenged for over two decades. The American Mafia, it is asserted, had damaging evidence about Hoover's sex life and they knew about his homosexuality.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Walter Mondale
Self
G. Gordon Liddy
Self
Cartha DeLoach
Self - Former FBI Asst. Director
Richard Gid Powers
Self
Hank Messick
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: William Cran
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 57-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Walter Mondale and G. Gordon Liddy and Cartha DeLoach carry the top of the cast.

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IMDB entry: tt0438975 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

William Cran directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Tight 57-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
233 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Walter Mondale and G. Gordon Liddy and Cartha DeLoach carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0438975 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.