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J. Edgar

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 |2h 17m |  Drama, Crime, History

Videos

Cast

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Leonardo DiCaprio

John Edgar Hoover

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Naomi Watts

Helen Gandy

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Armie Hammer

Clyde Tolson

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Josh Lucas

Charles Lindbergh

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Josh Hamilton

Robert Irwin

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Judi Dench

Anna Marie Hoover

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Geoff Pierson

Mitchell Palmer

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Gunner Wright

Dwight Eisenhower

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Dermot Mulroney

Colonel Schwarzkopf

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Kaitlyn Dever

Palmer's Daughter

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Adam Driver

Walter Lyle

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Ed Westwick

Agent Smith

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Jessica Hecht

Emma Goldman

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Denis O'Hare

Albert Osborne

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Lea Thompson

Lela Rogers

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Damon Herriman

Bruno Hauptmann

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Sadie Calvano

Edgar's Niece

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Amanda Schull

Anita Colby

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Roberta Bassin

Roosevelt's Secretary

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Emily Alyn Lind

Shirley Temple

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Barbara Keegan

Bombing Witness

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Gerald Downey

FBI Agent

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Jeffrey Donovan

Robert Kennedy

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Geoff Stults

Raymond Caffrey

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Lea Coco

Agent Sisk

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Aaron Lazar

Prosecutor Wilentz

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David A. Cooper

Franklin Roosevelt

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Kelly Lester

Head Secretary

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Jack Donner

Edgar's Father

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Jack Axelrod

Caminetti

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Josh Stamberg

Agent Stokes

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Christian Clemenson

Inspector Schell

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Billy Smith

Secret Service Officer

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Ken Howard

Harlan Fiske Stone

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Zach Grenier

John Condon

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Johnny Cicco

Young Agent

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Steve Monroe

Restaurant Host

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Stephen Root

Arthur Koehler

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Gary Werntz

Attorney General

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David Clennon

Senator Friendly

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Michael O'Neill

Senator McKellar

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Eric Frentzel

William Mahan

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Kyle Eastwood

Stork Club Band

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Gregory Hoyt

Agent One

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Jenny Phagan

Baker's Wife

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Leslie Augustine

Lindbergh Nanny (uncredited)

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Fileena Bahris

Starlet (uncredited)

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Belinda Gosbee

Gangster's Moll (uncredited)

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Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Pat Nixon

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Jamie Noel

Racetrack Gambler (uncredited)

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Miles Fisher

Agent Garrison

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Robert Fleet

Edgar's Mother's Doctor

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Scot Carlisle

Agent Williams

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Ryan McPartlin

Lawrence Richey

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$35,000,000.00

Revenue

$84,606,030.00