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J. Edgar (2011)  link to J. Edgar on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 2484

poster J. Edgar

IMDb Rating:
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6.6/10 (110883 votes)

Country: USA, 137 minutes

Spoken Languages: English

Genre(s): Drama, Crime, Romance, Biography

Director(s): Clint Eastwood

Video Codec: Unknown

Storyline:
Biopic of J. Edgar Hoover told by Hoover as he recalls his career for a biography. Early in his career, Hoover fixated on Communists, anarchists and any other revolutionary taking action against the U.S. government. He slowly builds the agency's reputation, becoming the sole arbiter of who gets hired and fired. One of his hires is Clyde Tolson who is quickly promoted to Assistant Director and would be Hoover's confidant and companion for the rest of Hoover's life. Hoover's memories have him playing a greater role in the many high profile cases the FBI was involved in - the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, the arrest of bank robbers like John Dillinger - and also show him to be quite adept at manipulating the various politicians he's worked with over his career, thanks in large part to his secret files.

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Cast:

photo Leonardo DiCaprio Leonardo DiCaprio J. Edgar Hoover
photo Josh Hamilton Josh Hamilton Robert Irwin
photo Geoff Pierson Geoff Pierson Mitchell Palmer
photo Kaitlyn Dever Kaitlyn Dever Palmer's Daughter
photo Gunner Wright Gunner Wright Dwight Eisenhower

Medium: Unknown,

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.55:1