The film spans Cohn's life from childhood through his initial rise to power as McCarthy's right-hand man in the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations hearings and his eventual public discrediting a month before his death in 1986 from AIDS. It is told mostly in flashback as Cohn lies dying at a hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, hallucinating that his many enemies (from Robert F. Kennedy to Ethel Rosenberg, a convicted Communistspy he sent to the electric chair) are haunting him. It concerns aspects of Cohn's life such as his closetedhomosexuality and the measure of his culpability in the "Red Scare" of the 1950s. While the movie portrays Cohn in a decidedly unsympathetic light, it also depicts episodes in his life, such as the death of his beloved mother, in which he showed a more humane, compassionate side.
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Citizen Cohn is a 1992 made for TV movie covering the life of Joseph McCarthy s controversial chief counsel Roy Cohn James Woods who starred as Cohn was nominated for both an Emmy and a Golden Globe for his performance Citizen Cohn also stars Joe Don Baker as McCarthy Ed Flanders as Cohn s courtroom nemesis Joseph Welch Frederic Forrest as writer Dashiell Hammett and Pat Hingle as Cohn s onetime mentor J Edgar Hoover It was directed by Frank Pierson The movie was based on the 1988 book of the same name by Nicholas von Hoffman 2 it was filmed on location in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Citizen CohnGenreDramaBased onCitizen Cohnby Nicholas von HoffmanWritten byDavid FranzoniDirected byFrank PiersonStarringJames WoodsMusic byThomas NewmanCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishProductionExecutive producersLinda Gottlieb Mark Rosenberg Paula WeinsteinProducersDoro Bachrach Cynthia Fitzpatrick Alan Haft associate producer Daniel Schneider 1 associate producer Production locationsCarnegie Mellon University PittsburghCinematographyPaul ElliottEditorPeter ZinnerRunning time111 minutesProduction companiesBreakheart Films Spring Creek Productions HBO PicturesOriginal releaseNetworkHBOReleaseAugust 22 1992 1992 08 22 Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 Score 4 Awards and nominations 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksSynopsis editThe film spans Cohn s life from childhood through his initial rise to power as McCarthy s right hand man in the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations hearings and his eventual public discrediting a month before his death in 1986 from AIDS It is told mostly in flashback as Cohn lies dying at a hospital in Bethesda Maryland hallucinating that his many enemies from Robert F Kennedy to Ethel Rosenberg a convicted Communist spy he sent to the electric chair are haunting him It concerns aspects of Cohn s life such as his closeted homosexuality and the measure of his culpability in the Red Scare of the 1950s While the movie portrays Cohn in a decidedly unsympathetic light it also depicts episodes in his life such as the death of his beloved mother in which he showed a more humane compassionate side Cast edit nbsp The real Roy Marcus Cohn right with Joseph McCarthyJames Woods as Roy Marcus Cohn Joe Don Baker as Sen Joseph McCarthy Joseph Bologna as Walter Winchell Ed Flanders as Joseph N Welch Jeffrey Nordling as G David Schine Frederic Forrest as Dashiell Hammett Lee Grant as Dora Cohn Pat Hingle as J Edgar Hoover John McMartin as Older Doctor Karen Ludwig as Ethel Rosenberg Josef Sommer as Albert C Cohn Daniel Benzali as Cardinal Francis Spellman Tovah Feldshuh as Iva Schlesinger John Finn as Sen Charles Potter Fritz Weaver as Sen Everett Dirksen Frances Foster as First Annie Lee Moss Novella Nelson as Second Annie Lee Moss Allen Garfield as Abe Feller David Marshall Grant as Robert F Kennedy Daniel von Bargen as Clyde Tolson Lester Hoffman as Executioner 1Score editThomas Newman composed the largely minimalist film score Awards and nominations editYear Award Category Nominee s Result Ref 1992 Peabody Awards Home Box Office Won 3 1993 American Cinema Editors Awards Best Edited Television Special Peter Zinner Won 4 American Society of Cinematographers Awards Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in a Movie of the Week or Pilot Paul Elliott Nominated 5 Artios Awards Best Casting for TV Movie of the Week Mary Colquhoun Won 6 CableACE Awards Movie or Miniseries Mark Rosenberg Paula Weinstein Doro Bachrach Frank Pierson and David Franzoni Won 7 Actor in a Movie or Miniseries James Woods NominatedDirecting for a Movie or Miniseries Frank Pierson WonWriting a Movie or Miniseries David Franzoni NominatedArt Direction in a Dramatic Special or Series Theatrical Special Movie or Miniseries Gary Kosko NominatedDirection of Photography and or Lighting Direction in a Dramatic or Theatrical Special Movie or Miniseries Paul Elliott NominatedEditing a Dramatic Special or Series Theatrical Special Movie or Mini Series Peter Zinner NominatedMake Up Deborah La Mia Denaver and Matthew W Mungle NominatedDirectors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials Frank Pierson Nominated 8 Golden Globe Awards Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Nominated 9 Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television James Woods NominatedPrimetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Made for Television Movie Mark Rosenberg Paula Weinstein Linda Gottlieb and Doro Bachrach Nominated 10 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special James Woods NominatedOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special Lee Grant NominatedOutstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Miniseries or a Special Frank Pierson NominatedOutstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Miniseries or a Special David Franzoni NominatedOutstanding Individual Achievement in Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Special Stephen Marsh Gary Kosko and Diana Stoughton NominatedOutstanding Individual Achievement in Casting for a Miniseries or a Special Mary Colquhoun and Donna Belajac WonOutstanding Individual Achievement in Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special Jill M Ohanneson NominatedOutstanding Individual Achievement in Editing for a Miniseries or a Special Single Camera Production Peter Zinner WonOutstanding Individual Achievement in Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Special Mona Orr NominatedOutstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special Lynne K Eagan Matthew W Mungle John E Jackson and Deborah La Mia Denaver WonOutstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Miniseries or a Special John Pritchett Dan Wallin Anna Behlmer and Richard Portman NominatedSee also editAngels in AmericaReferences edit Daniel Schneider I at IMDb von Hoffman Nicholas 1988 Citizen Cohn Doubleday ISBN 978 0385236904 Citizen Cohn Peabody Awards Retrieved September 21 2023 Nominees Winners IMDb Retrieved April 3 2019 The ASC Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography American Society of Cinematographers Archived from the original on 2011 08 02 1993 Artios Awards Casting Society of America October 19 1993 Retrieved September 21 2023 Herbert Steven November 18 1992 HBO Dominates CableACE Nominations With 104 Los Angeles Times Retrieved September 21 2023 45th DGA Awards Directors Guild of America Awards Retrieved September 21 2023 Citizen Cohn Golden Globe Awards Retrieved September 21 2023 Citizen Cohn Academy of Television Arts amp Sciences Retrieved September 21 2023 External links editCitizen Cohn at IMDb McCarthyism and the Movies Welch Cohn Confrontation NY Times Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Citizen Cohn amp oldid 1180791982, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
