Tail Gunner Joe (1977 TV Movie)
9/10
Portrait of a witchfinder general
6 April 2022
One of the most naughty man in America history, at last his portrait, his life, a focus on him. At last. But it is well told, described, so that anyone could understand the genesis of such an evil mastermind, how he became this way. Peter Boyle is excellent in this disturbing character. I hope he received an Emmy Awards for his performance. The perfect example of what a TV material can be useful to, better than a big screen stuff, maybe because the audiences are not the same either, they don't expect the same thing. The Mc Carthy's character is presented in the most human way possible, and that makes him even more terrific and terrible in the same time. Powerful. A lesson of history to remember at all cost. For the sake of all those poor people who suffered because of this man, and also died. Remember John Garfield, among many others.
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