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J. Edgar

Name: J. Edgar
Director: Clint Eastwood
Genre: Drama, Crime, History
Released: 2011
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer, Naomi Watts, Josh Lucas, Josh Hamilton

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.

2011 · Directed by Clint Eastwood · 137 min · Drama · Crime · History · 12 frames

Tagline

The most powerful man in the world.

Crew

Written by: Dustin Lance Black
Cinematography: Tom Stern
Edited by: Joel Cox, Gary D. Roach
Music: Clint Eastwood
Production design: James J. Murakami
Produced by: Clint Eastwood, Brian Grazer, Robert Lorenz

Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio as John Edgar Hoover
Armie Hammer as Clyde Tolson
Naomi Watts as Helen Gandy
Josh Lucas as Charles Lindbergh
Josh Hamilton as Robert Irwin
Judi Dench as Anna Marie Hoover
Geoff Pierson as Mitchell Palmer
Gunner Wright as Dwight Eisenhower
Dermot Mulroney as Colonel Schwarzkopf
Kaitlyn Dever as Palmer's Daughter

Production

Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studios: Imagine Entertainment, Malpaso Productions, Wintergreen Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
Budget: $35,000,000
Box office: $84,606,030
Themes: fbi, biography, historical figure, lgbt, gay theme

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