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Tail Gunner Joe
GenreBiography
Drama
Written byLane Slate
Directed byJud Taylor
StarringPeter Boyle
Burgess Meredith
Patricia Neal
John Forsythe
Ned Beatty
Music byBilly May
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerGeorge Eckstein
CinematographyRic Waite
EditorBernard J. Small
Running time145 min
Production companyUniversal Television
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseFebruary 6, 1977 (1977-02-06)
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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 false claim to have been a tail gunner on American bombers during World War II.[1]

  1. ^ Garraty, John (1989). 1,001 Things Everyone Should Know About American History. New York: Doubleday. p. 24. ISBN 0-385-24432-0.

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