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J. Edgar is a biographical movie directed by Clint Eastwood about FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, with emphasis on his life as an abstinent homosexual.

Plot[]

As head of the FBI for nearly 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover becomes one of America's most-powerful men. Serving through eight presidents and three wars, Hoover utilizes methods both ruthless and heroic to keep his country safe. Projecting a guarded persona in public and in private, he lets few into his inner circle. Among those closest to him are his protege and constant companion, Clyde Tolson , and Helen Gandy (Naomi Watts), his loyal secretary.

Cast[]

  • Leonardo DiCaprio as J. Edgar Hoover
  • Armie Hammer as Clyde Tolson
  • Naomi Watts as Helen Gandy
  • Damon Herriman as Bruno Hauptmann
  • Jeffrey Donovan as Robert F. Kennedy
  • Judi Dench as Anna Marie, Hoover's mother
  • Ed Westwick as Agent Smith, Hoover's biographer
  • Josh Lucas as Charles Lindbergh
  • Ken Howard as U.S. Attorney General Harlan F. Stone
  • Stephen Root as Arthur Koehler
  • Denis O'Hare as Albert S. Osborn
  • Geoff Pierson as Alexander Mitchell Palmer
  • Lea Thompson as Lela Rogers
  • Gunner Wright as Dwight D. Eisenhower
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