Tail Gunner Joe
– A dramatization of the life of Sen. Joseph McCarthy, the alcoholic senator from Wisconsin whose tact..
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.
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Release Date:
06 Feb 1977
Language:
English
MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated
Director:
Jud Taylor
Writer:
Lane Slate
Main Actors:
Peter Boyle, John Forsythe, Heather Menzies-Urich, Burgess Meredith
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.
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