TV Movie ·Drama · United States of America · 1977 · 2h 25m

Tail Gunner Joe

Director

Cast

Peter Boyle as Joseph McCarthy John Forsythe as Paul Cunningham Burgess Meredith as Joseph Welch Patricia Neal as Margaret Chase Smith Jean Stapleton as Mrs. DeCamp Ned Beatty as Sylvester

Crew

Ric Waite — Director of Photography Bernard J. Small — Editor Lane Slate — Writer George Eckstein — Producer Charles Waldo — Costume Design

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

red scare

Key Collaborators

Jud Taylor Director Ric Waite Director of Photography Bernard J. Small Editor Lane Slate Writer George Eckstein Producer Charles Waldo Costume Design

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