Starring Treat Williams as Hoover. He was a brilliant patriot, a cunning traitor, and everything in between.

J. EDGAR HOOVER.
Starring
Treat Williams
With Rip Torn, Louise Fletcher & David Ogden Stiers.

He was a brilliant patriot, a cunning traitor, and everything in between

Driven by patriotism and corrupted by power; he was one of the most influential men in the history of the United States. Treat Williams in a tour-de·force performance, brings the Legendary J Edgar Hoover to the screen. From young law student eager to serve his country through service to seven presidents, Hoover fought the Kennedy’s and Martin Luther King, sided with Joe McCarthy and amassed 55 million files on private citizens. 

Running Time 120 minutes

Not to be confused with the more recent “Leonardo Dicaprio” version.

J. Edgar Hoover - Treat Williams by Raremovies