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As lawyer Roy Cohn (James Woods) rests in his hospital room, ravaged by the effects of AIDS, he thinks back on his life. Cohn was very instrumental in the success of Senator Joseph McCarthy's...
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Aug 22, 1992 · Citizen Cohn: Directed by Frank Pierson. With James Woods, Joe Don Baker, Joseph Bologna, Ed Flanders. As ruthless lawyer and power broker Roy M. Cohn lies dying of AIDS in a private hospital room, ghosts from his past visit him as he reflects on his life and loves.
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- Biography, Drama
- Frank Pierson
- 1992-08-22
Roy Cohn (Woods) was the pit bull dog of a lawyer for Senator Joe McCarthy during the Commie Hunts of the 1950's and beyond. We follow Cohn's life his self-righteous, contradictory, opportunistic, sleazy life from childhood to death bed.
Dec 31, 1991 · Citizen Cohn Review. A made-for-cable biopic of Roy M. Cohn, one of the slipperiest characters in post-war American history, with James Woods outstanding as the crooked lawyer.
As ruthless lawyer and power broker Roy M. Cohn lies dying of AIDS in a private hospital room, ghosts from his past visit him as he reflects on his life and loves.
Jun 3, 2015 · But Citizen Cohn's deathbed-beckoning flashbacks frame a not-so-veiled allusion to the film its title apes and its on-the-nose exposition-laden dialogue weigh down what is actually a remarkable performance by James Woods.
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Sep 10, 2012 · In this hard-hitting biopic, renta-scumbag Woods plays Roy Cohn, known during the Communist witch-hunts of the '50s as 'Joe McCarthy's strong right hand'. On his sickbed, dying of AIDS, Cohn is...