He was McCarthy's loyal partner. The Kennedys' worst enemy. The F.B.I.'s best friend. The country's greatest nightmare.
As lawyer and power broker Roy Cohn lies dying of AIDS in a private hospital room, ghosts from his past visit him as he reflects on his life and loves.
- 6.0
- 1992
- Released
- 1h 47m
James Woods
Roy Marcus Cohn
Joe Don Baker
Sen. Joseph McCarthy
Joseph Bologna
Walter Winchell
Ed Flanders
Joseph N. Welch
Frederic Forrest
Dashiell Hammett
Lee Grant
Dora Cohn
Pat Hingle
J. Edgar Hoover
John McMartin
Older Doctor
Josef Sommer
Albert Cohn
Daniel Benzali
Francis Joseph Cardinal Spellman
Tovah Feldshuh
Iva Schlesinger
John Finn
Sen. Charles Potter
Frances Foster
First Annie Lee Moss
Allen Garfield
Abe Feller
David Marshall Grant
Robert F. Kennedy
Joe Grifasi
Gerald Walpin
Daniel Hugh Kelly
Congressman Neil Gallagher
Karen Ludwig
Ethel Rosenberg
Novella Nelson
Second Annie Lee Moss
Peter Maloney
Ray Kaplan
Jeffrey Nordling
G. David Schine
Fritz Weaver
Sen. Everett Dirksen
Chuck Aber
Sen. John L. McClellanLamont Arnold
Male NurseSteve Aronson
Judge KaufmanBernard Canepari
New York Judge
Sam Coppola
Carmine GalantePatricia Dunnock
Female Nurse
David Early
ChauffeurFanni Green
Juror #9
Lance Lewman
Young Doctor
Larry John Meyers
Frank RaichleZachary Mott
Sam GarfieldMarty Roppelt
German Reporter
Joe Petruzzi
Peter Frazer
Joseph Scoren
Milo Gandini
John Seitz
Secretary of the Army Robert StevensJack Skelly
New York Waiter
Robin Thomas
Reporter
Daniel von Bargen
Clyde Tolson
Don Wadsworth
English Reporter #2Rick Warner
Robert Morgenthau Jr.Kate Young
French ReporterRik Billock
FBI Agent (uncredited)
Nikolai Bulganin
Self (Parade Saluter) (archive footage) (uncredited)Christopher Cussat
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
John W. Iwanonkiw
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Gary Cooper
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released
en
- #historical figure
Reviews
CITIZEN COHN (1992) was HBO's first attempt at covering the life of disgraced lawyer Roy Cohn, predating their acclaimed ANGELS IN AMERICA by 11 years. While the 2003 mini-series was packed with A-level Hollywood talent, its predecessor also had impressive bona fides. Director Frank Pierson (writer of COOL HAND LUKE and DOG DAY AFTERNOON) steers a cast led by James Woods, Joe Don Baker, Lee Grant,