Tail Gunner Joe

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	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]

References

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

External links

Tail Gunner Joe at the Internet Movie Database
Tail Gunner Joe at AllMovie

Films directed by Jud Taylor

Winter Kill (1974)
The Disappearance of Flight 412 (1974)
Search for the Gods (1975)
Tail Gunner Joe (1977)
Mary White (1977)
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A. (1977)
City in Fear (1980)
Act of Love (1980)
License to Kill (1984)
Out of the Darkness (1985)
Broken Vows (1987)
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988)
Guinevere (1994)
A Holiday to Remember (1995)
Clover (1997)

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