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Citizen Cohn
Citizen Cohn
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  2. Citizen Cohn

Citizen Cohn

1992
1h 47m
Drama
TV Movie
History

Status

Released

Release

1992

Runtime

1h 47m

Storyline

"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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 47m
Aug 22, 1992
Languages
English
Director
Frank Pierson
Frank Pierson
Production
HBO Films
HBO Films
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

49 Cast Members

James Woods

James Woods

Roy Marcus Cohn

Joe Don Baker

Joe Don Baker

Sen. Joseph McCarthy

Joseph Bologna

Joseph Bologna

Walter Winchell

Ed Flanders

Ed Flanders

Joseph N. Welch

Frederic Forrest

Frederic Forrest

Dashiell Hammett

Lee Grant

Lee Grant

Dora Cohn

Pat Hingle

Pat Hingle

J. Edgar Hoover

John McMartin

John McMartin

Older Doctor

Josef Sommer

Josef Sommer

Albert Cohn

Daniel Benzali

Daniel Benzali

Francis Joseph Cardinal Spellman

Tovah Feldshuh

Tovah Feldshuh

Iva Schlesinger

John Finn

John Finn

Sen. Charles Potter

Frances Foster

Frances Foster

First Annie Lee Moss

Allen Garfield

Allen Garfield

Abe Feller

David Marshall Grant

David Marshall Grant

Robert F. Kennedy

Joe Grifasi

Joe Grifasi

Gerald Walpin

Daniel Hugh Kelly

Daniel Hugh Kelly

Congressman Neil Gallagher

Karen Ludwig

Karen Ludwig

Ethel Rosenberg

Novella Nelson

Novella Nelson

Second Annie Lee Moss

Peter Maloney

Peter Maloney

Ray Kaplan

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