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J. Edgar

The most powerful man in the world.

As the face of law enforcement in the United States for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career, and his life.

2h 17m2011RTMDb 6.2

DramaCrimeHistory

English

Crew and Cast

Clint EastwoodClint EastwoodDirectorLeonardo DiCaprioLeonardo DiCaprioJohn Edgar HooverArmie HammerArmie HammerClyde TolsonNaomi WattsNaomi WattsHelen GandyJosh LucasJosh LucasCharles LindberghJosh HamiltonJosh HamiltonRobert IrwinJudi DenchJudi DenchAnna Marie HooverGeoff PiersonGeoff PiersonMitchell PalmerGunner WrightGunner WrightDwight EisenhowerDermot MulroneyDermot MulroneyColonel SchwarzkopfKaitlyn DeverKaitlyn DeverPalmer's DaughterAdam DriverAdam DriverWalter LyleEd WestwickEd WestwickAgent SmithJessica HechtJessica HechtEmma GoldmanDenis O'HareDenis O'HareAlbert OsborneLea ThompsonLea ThompsonLela RogersDamon HerrimanDamon HerrimanBruno HauptmannSadie CalvanoSadie CalvanoEdgar's NieceAmanda SchullAmanda SchullAnita ColbyRoberta BassinRoberta BassinRoosevelt's SecretaryEmily Alyn LindEmily Alyn LindShirley TempleBarbara KeeganBarbara KeeganBombing WitnessGerald DowneyGerald DowneyFBI AgentJeffrey DonovanJeffrey DonovanRobert KennedyGeoff StultsGeoff StultsRaymond Caffrey
Thomas LangstonYoung BoyLea CocoLea CocoAgent SiskAaron LazarAaron LazarProsecutor WilentzCheryl LawsonCheryl LawsonPalmer's WifeBrady MatthewsBrady MatthewsInspectorDavid A. CooperDavid A. CooperFranklin Roosevelt

Storyline

As the face of law enforcement in the United States for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career, and his life.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
9 November 2011
Runtime
2h 17m
Rating
R
TMDB score
6.2 / 10 (2,658 votes)

Production

Director
Clint Eastwood
Writers
Dustin Lance Black
Studios
Imagine Entertainment, Malpaso Productions, Wintergreen Productions
Countries
United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$35.0M
Revenue
$84.6M
Profit
$49.6M
Return
2.4×

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English