J. Edgar (2011)
J. Edgar (2011)
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Plot.
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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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Leonardo DiCaprio
J. Edgar Hoover
Armie Hammer
Clyde Tolson
Naomi Watts
Helen Gandy
Josh Lucas
Charles Lindbergh
Josh Hamilton
Robert Irwin
Geoff Pierson
Mitchell Palmer
Judi Dench
Anna Marie Hoover
Cheryl Lawson
Palmer's Wife
Kaitlyn Dever
Palmer's Daughter
Dermot Mulroney
Colonel Schwarzkopf
Brady Matthews
Inspector
Brady Matthews
Inspector
Gunner Wright
Dwight Eisenhower
David A. Cooper
Franklin Roosevelt
Adam Driver
Walter Lyle
Clint Eastwood
Director
Ed Westwick
Agent Smith
Dustin Lance Black
Writer
Jessica Hecht
Emma Goldman
Denis O'Hare
Albert Osborne
Brian Grazer
Producer
Lea Thompson
Lela Rogers
Damon Herriman
Bruno Hauptmann
Robert Lorenz
Producer
Sadie Calvano
Edgar's Niece
Tom Stern
Cinematographer
Amanda Schull
Anita Colby
Joel Cox
Editor
Roberta Bassin
Roosevelt's Secretary
Gary D. Roach
Editor
Emily Alyn Lind
Shirley Temple
Fiona Weir
CastingDirector
Barbara Keegan
Bombing Witness
James J. Murakami
ProductionDesigner
Gerald Downey
FBI Agent
Jeffrey Donovan
Robert Kennedy
Geoff Stults
Raymond Caffrey
Thomas Langston
Young Boy
Lea Coco
Agent Sisk
Aaron Lazar
Prosecutor Wilentz
Kelly Lester
Head Secretary
Jack Donner
Edgar's Father
Dylan Burns
Hoover as a Child
Jack Axelrod
Caminetti
Michael James Faradie
Bureau Agent (1919)
Josh Stamberg
Agent Stokes
Christian Clemenson
Inspector Schell
Billy Smith
Secret Service Officer
Ken Howard
Harlan Fiske Stone
Zach Grenier
John Condon
Johnny Cicco
Young Agent
Steve Monroe
Restaurant Host
Stephen Root
Arthur Koehler
Gary Werntz
Attorney General
David Clennon
Senator Friendly
Michael O'Neill
Senator McKellar
Eric Larkin
Fred Hunter
Eric Frentzel
William Mahan
Kyle Eastwood
Stork Club Band
Gregory Hoyt
Agent One
Jenny Phagan
Baker's Wife
Chris Caputo
Bronx Baker
Shannon McClain Robertson
African American Woman (as Shannon McClain)
Leslie Augustine
Lindbergh Nanny (uncredited)
Fileena Bahris
Starlet (uncredited)
Jennipher Foster
Lucille Ball (uncredited)
Belinda Gosbee
Gangster's Moll (uncredited)
Elizabeth Karr
Secretary (uncredited)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lindsay Lucas-Bartlett
Hollywood Starlet (uncredited)
Pat Nixon
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jamie Noel
Racetrack Gambler (uncredited)
Miles Fisher
Agent Garrison
Robert Fleet
Edgar's Mother's Doctor
Emily Banks
Radical Citizen (uncredited)
Scot Carlisle
Agent Williams
Ryan McPartlin
Lawrence Richey
Deborah Hopper
Costume Design
Patrick M. Sullivan
Art Direction
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 9, 2011
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 17m
Budget$35,000,000
Box Office$84,606,030
Filming LocationsLos Angeles, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
J. Edgar is a 2011 American biographical drama film based on the career of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, directed, produced and scored by Clint Eastwood. Written by Dustin Lance Black, the film focuses on Hoover's life from the 1919 Palmer Raids onward. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio in the title role, Armie Hammer, Naomi Watts, Josh Lucas, and Judi Dench. It marked Adam Driver's film debut.
J. Edgar opened the AFI Fest 2011 in Los Angeles on November 3, 2011, and had its limited release on November 9, 2011 followed by wide release on November 11. The film received mixed reviews from critics, although DiCaprio's performance was widely praised, and it grossed $84 million worldwide. It was chosen by the National Board of Review and American Film Institute as one of the top ten films of 2011, while DiCaprio earned a nomination for a Golden Globe Award and both he and Hammer earned Screen Actors Guild Award nods.
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