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Feature film — 1977

Tail Gunner Joe (1977)

6.02h 25mTV Movie — Drama

Senator Joseph McCarthy from Wisconsin accuses prominent people of Communist sympathies in order to give him a national power base when he later planned to run for President.

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Director: Jud Taylor

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Cast & crew

Peter Boyle as Joseph McCarthy

Peter Boyle

Joseph McCarthy

John Forsythe as Paul Cunningham

John Forsythe

Paul Cunningham

Burgess Meredith as Joseph Welch

Burgess Meredith

Joseph Welch

Patricia Neal as Margaret Chase Smith

Patricia Neal

Margaret Chase Smith

Jean Stapleton as Mrs. DeCamp

Jean Stapleton

Mrs. DeCamp

Ned Beatty as Sylvester

Ned Beatty

Sylvester

Philip Abbott as Scott Lucas

Philip Abbott

Scott Lucas

Wallace Rooney as Speaker

Wallace Rooney

Speaker

Heather Menzies as Logan

Heather Menzies

Logan

Wesley Addy as Middleton

Wesley Addy

Middleton

Karen Carlson as Jean Kerr

Karen Carlson

Jean Kerr

John Carradine as Wisconsin Farmer

John Carradine

Wisconsin Farmer

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