Tail Gunner Joe

Name: Tail Gunner Joe
Genre: Biography, Drama
Released: 1977-02-06
Duration: 2 h 25 min
Rating: 6.70
Cast: Heather Menzies-Urich, Peter Boyle, Burgess Meredith, John Forsythe

– A dramatization of the life of Sen. Joseph McCarthy, the alcoholic senator from Wisconsin whose tact..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.70 / 10

Duration:

2 Hours and 25 Minutes

Release Year:

1977

A dramatization of the life of Sen. Joseph McCarthy, the alcoholic senator from Wisconsin whose tactics of accusing prominent people of Communist sympathies were initially designed to give him a national power base when he later planned to run for President.

Story Timeline:

1950s

Producing Country:

USA

Filming Locations:

Washington D.c.

Genre:

Biography, Drama

Release Date:

06 Feb 1977

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

Not Rated

Directed by:

Jud Taylor

Story Written By:

Lane Slate

Main Actors:

Heather Menzies-Urich, Peter Boyle, Burgess Meredith, John Forsythe

Plot:

A dramatization of the life of Joe McCarthy, the alcoholic senator from Wisconsin whose tactics of accusing prominent people of Communist sympathies were initially designed to give him a national power base when he later planned to run for President.

Awards:

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 nominations.

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.7/10

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#U.s. Congress

#U.s. Senator

#Communist

#Historical Event

#Communism

#Cold War