Tail Gunner Joe

Tail Gunner Joe (1977)

Senator Joseph McCarthy from Wisconsin accuses prominent people of Communist sympathies in order to give him a national power base when he later planned to run for President.

Date of release
1977-02-06
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (4)
Runtime
2h 25m
Genres
TV Movie, Drama
Director
Jud Taylor

Casting

Interesting facts

Tail Gunner Joe is a 1977 television movie dramatizing the life of U.S. Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, a Wisconsin Republican who claimed knowledge of communist infiltration of the U.S. government during the 1950s. The film was broadcast on NBC. It was nominated for six Emmy awards and won two: best writing and best supporting actor for Burgess Meredith's portrayal of attorney Joseph N. Welch. It starred Peter Boyle and John Forsythe. Robert F. Simon appeared as journalist Drew Pearson.

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