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The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
“The files that escaped the shredder have become an incredible motion picture.”
The story of J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI from 1924-1972, following his racket-busting days through his reign under eight US presidents.
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Broderick Crawford
J. Edgar Hoover
James Wainwright
Young Hoover
Michael Parks
Robert F. Kennedy
José Ferrer
Lionel McCoy
Celeste Holm
Florence Hollister
Rip Torn
Dwight Webb
Dan Dailey
Clyde Tolson
Ronee Blakley
Carrie DeWitt
Howard Da Silva
Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt
John Marley
Dave Hindley
Michael Sacks
Melvin Purvis
Raymond St. Jacques
Martin Luther King
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