Tail Gunner Joe

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Tail Gunner Joe
Directed by Jud Taylor
Produced by George Eckstein
Written by Lane Slate
Starring Peter Boyle
Burgess Meredith
John Forsythe
Robert F. Simon
Music by Billy May
Cinematography Ric Waite
Edited by Bernard J. Small
Release dates
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  • February 6, 1977 (1977-02-06)
Running time
145 min
Country United States
Language English

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-TV. It was nominated for six Emmy awards and won two: best writing and best supporting actor for Burgess Meredith's portrayal of attorney Joseph Welch. It starred Peter Boyle (as McCarthy) and John Forsythe. Robert F. Simon appeared as liberal 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]

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