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Tail Gunner Joe
A dramatization of the life of Joe McCarthy, the alcoholic senator from Wisconsin whose tactics of accusing prominent people of Communist sympathies were initially designed to give him a national power base when he later planned to run for President.
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Awards
- 1977 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Cinematography in Entertainment Programming for a Special - nominated
- 1977 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy - nominated
- 1977 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama or Comedy Special - nominated
- 1977 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Special - winner
