Citizen Cohn

*Citizen Cohn*
Citizen Cohn
Genre	Drama
Based on	Citizen Cohn; by Nicholas von Hoffman
Written by	David Franzoni
Directed by	Frank Pierson
Starring	James Woods
Music by	Thomas Newman
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Linda Gottlieb; Mark Rosenberg; Paula Weinstein;
Producers	Doro Bachrach; Cynthia Fitzpatrick; Alan Haft (associate producer); Daniel Schneider (associate producer);
Production locations	Carnegie Mellon University; Pittsburgh;
Cinematography	Paul Elliott
Editor	Peter Zinner
Running time	111 minutes
Production companies	Breakheart Films; Spring Creek Productions; HBO Pictures;
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	August 22, 1992

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; it was filmed on location in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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