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- Release, runtime and language
- 1977 · 112 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Larry Cohen
- Starring
- Broderick Crawford, Brad Dexter, Jack Drummond, Rip Torn, George Plimpton, Lloyd Nolan
The film weaves the declassified documents that survived shredding into a narrative, tracing Hoover’s rise from his early racket‑busting efforts to his unprecedented control of the FBI across eight U.S. presidents, and highlighting his controversial tactics and lasting influence on American law enforcement.
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