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| Hoover | |
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| Directed by | Rick Pamplin |
| Written by | Robert W. Fisher Rick Pamplin |
| Produced by | Robert W. Fisher Rick Pamplin |
| Starring | Ernest Borgnine |
| Cinematography | Stephen F. Campbell |
| Edited by | Oliver Peters |
| Music by | Rick Silanskas |
Production companies | Pamplin Film Pamplin Fisher Company |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Hoover is a 2000 American drama film starring Ernest Borgnine as J. Edgar Hoover. [1] [2] [3]
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