Citizen Cohn (1992)
He was McCarthy's loyal partner. The Kennedys' worst enemy. The F.B.I.'s best friend. The country's greatest nightmare.
As lawyer and power broker Roy Cohn lies dying of AIDS in a private hospital room, ghosts from his past visit him as he reflects on his life and loves.
- Date of release
- 1992-08-22
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (27)
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie, History
- Director
- Frank Pierson
Casting
- James Woods — Roy Marcus Cohn
- Joe Don Baker — Sen. Joseph McCarthy
- Joseph Bologna — Walter Winchell
- Ed Flanders — Joseph N. Welch
- Frederic Forrest — Dashiell Hammett
- Lee Grant — Dora Cohn
- Pat Hingle — J. Edgar Hoover
- John McMartin — Older Doctor
- Josef Sommer — Albert Cohn
- Daniel Benzali — Francis Joseph Cardinal Spellman
- Tovah Feldshuh — Iva Schlesinger
- John Finn — Sen. Charles Potter
Interesting facts
Citizen Cohn is a 1992 American biographical drama television film about the life of Joseph McCarthy's controversial chief counsel Roy Cohn. It was directed by Frank Pierson and written by David Franzoni, based on the 1988 biography by Nicholas von Hoffman. James Woods stars as Cohn, alongside Joe Don Baker, Ed Flanders, Frederic Forrest, and Pat Hingle.
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