J. Edgar
“The most powerful man in the world.”
Director
Clint Eastwood
Screenplay
Dustin Lance Black
Leonardo DiCaprio stars as J. Edgar Hoover, the founding FBI director who wielded near-untouchable power for nearly five decades while concealing a private life — including his close, likely romantic relationship with deputy Clyde Tolson, played by Armie Hammer — that stood in stark contrast to his public moral crusading. Clint Eastwood directs this sprawling biopic across multiple decades of American history, using heavy old-age makeup to trace Hoover's transformation from ambitious young agent to paranoid, secretive institution unto himself. Reviews were mixed on the film's fragmented structure, though DiCaprio's performance was widely praised for capturing Hoover's contradictions.
Release
Nov 9, 2011
Budget
$35M
Country
United States of America
Revenue
$85M
Cast
Leonardo DiCaprio
John Edgar Hoover
Armie Hammer
Clyde Tolson
Naomi Watts
Helen Gandy
Josh Lucas
Charles Lindbergh
Josh Hamilton
Robert Irwin
Judi Dench
Anna Marie Hoover
Geoff Pierson
Mitchell Palmer
Gunner Wright
Dwight Eisenhower
Dermot Mulroney
Colonel Schwarzkopf
Kaitlyn Dever
Palmer's Daughter
Adam Driver
Walter Lyle
Ed Westwick
Agent Smith
Jessica Hecht
Emma Goldman
Denis O'Hare
Albert Osborne
Lea Thompson
Lela Rogers
Damon Herriman
Bruno Hauptmann
Sadie Calvano
Edgar's Niece
Amanda Schull
Anita Colby
Roberta Bassin
Roosevelt's Secretary
Emily Alyn Lind
Shirley Temple
Barbara Keegan
Bombing Witness
Gerald Downey
FBI Agent
Jeffrey Donovan
Robert Kennedy
Geoff Stults
Raymond Caffrey
Lea Coco
Agent Sisk
Reviews
TMDB
6.2/10
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