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Tail Gunner Joe (1977)

Tail Gunner Joe poster
Directed by
Jud Taylor
Genre
biographical film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 25m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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This TV movie dramatizes the life of Senator Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s. It shows his rise to power by claiming communists had infiltrated the U.S. government.

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What happens

Tail Gunner Joe is a 1977 television movie dramatizing the life of U.S. Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, a Wisconsin Republican who claimed knowledge of communist infiltration of the U.S. government during the 1950s. The film was broadcast on NBC. It was nominated for six Emmy awards and won two: best writing and best supporting actor for Burgess Meredith's portrayal of attorney Joseph N. Welch. It starred Peter Boyle (as McCarthy) and John Forsythe. Robert F. Simon appeared as journalist Drew Pearson. The nickname 'Tail Gunner Joe' is a derisive term for the Senator that originated from his exaggerated claims of the number of times flying as a tail gunner on American dive bombers during World War II. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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