Citizen Cohn

Citizen Cohn
GenreDrama
Based onCitizen Cohn
by Nicholas von Hoffman
Written byDavid Franzoni
Directed byFrank Pierson
StarringJames Woods
Music byThomas Newman
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Doro Bachrach
  • Cynthia Fitzpatrick
Production locations
CinematographyPaul Elliott
EditorPeter Zinner
Running time111 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkHBO
ReleaseAugust 22, 1992 (1992-08-22)
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Citizen Cohn is a 1992 made-for-TV movie covering the life of Joseph McCarthy's controversial chief counsel Roy Cohn. James Woods, who starred as Cohn, was nominated for both an Emmy and a Golden Globe for his performance. Citizen Cohn also stars Joe Don Baker (as McCarthy), Ed Flanders (as Cohn's courtroom nemesis Joseph Welch), Frederic Forrest (as writer Dashiell Hammett), and Pat Hingle (as Cohn's onetime mentor J. Edgar Hoover). It was directed by Frank Pierson. The movie was based on the 1988 book of the same name by Nicholas von Hoffman;[1] it was filmed on location in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

  1. ^ von Hoffman, Nicholas (1988). Citizen Cohn. Doubleday. ISBN 978-0385236904.