J. Edgar

J. Edgar

137 mins | Drama, Crime, History | Nov. 9, 2011

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.

J. Edgar

137 mins | Drama, Crime, History | Nov. 9, 2011

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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Imagine Entertainment, Malpaso Productions, Wintergreen Productions
Original title J. Edgar
Directors Clint Eastwood
Writers Dustin Lance Black

Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio

as John Edgar Hoover

Naomi Watts

as Helen Gandy

Armie Hammer

as Clyde Tolson

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

Adam Driver

as Walter Lyle

Ed Westwick

as Agent Smith

Jessica Hecht

as Emma Goldman

Denis O'Hare

as Albert Osborne

Lea Thompson

as Lela Rogers

Damon Herriman

as Bruno Hauptmann

Sadie Calvano

as Edgar's Niece

Amanda Schull

as Anita Colby

Roberta Bassin

as Roosevelt's Secretary

Emily Alyn Lind

as Shirley Temple

Barbara Keegan

as Bombing Witness

Gerald Downey

as FBI Agent

Jeffrey Donovan

as Robert Kennedy

Geoff Stults

as Raymond Caffrey

Thomas Langston

as Young Boy

Lea Coco

as Agent Sisk

Aaron Lazar

as Prosecutor Wilentz

Cheryl Lawson

as Palmer's Wife

Brady Matthews

as Inspector

David A. Cooper

as Franklin Roosevelt

Kelly Lester

as Head Secretary

Jack Donner

as Edgar's Father

Dylan Burns

as Hoover as a Child

Jack Axelrod

as Caminetti

Michael James Faradie

as Bureau Agent (1919)

Josh Stamberg

as Agent Stokes

Christian Clemenson

as Inspector Schell

Billy Smith

as Secret Service Officer

Ken Howard

as Harlan Fiske Stone

Zach Grenier

as John Condon

Johnny Cicco

as Young Agent

Steve Monroe

as Restaurant Host

Stephen Root

as Arthur Koehler

Gary Werntz

as Attorney General

David Clennon

as Senator Friendly

Michael O'Neill

as Senator McKellar

Eric Larkin

as Fred Hunter

Eric Frentzel

as William Mahan

Kyle Eastwood

as Stork Club Band

Gregory Hoyt

as Agent One

Jenny Phagan

as Baker's Wife

Chris Caputo

as Bronx Baker

Shannon McClain Robertson

as African American Woman (as Shannon McClain)

Leslie Augustine

as Lindbergh Nanny (uncredited)

Fileena Bahris

as Starlet (uncredited)

Jennipher Foster

as Lucille Ball (uncredited)

Belinda Gosbee

as Gangster's Moll (uncredited)

Elizabeth Karr

as Secretary (uncredited)

Martin Luther King Jr.

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lindsay Lucas-Bartlett

as Hollywood Starlet (uncredited)

Pat Nixon

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Richard Nixon

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jamie Noel

as Racetrack Gambler (uncredited)

Miles Fisher

as Agent Garrison

Robert Fleet

as Edgar's Mother's Doctor

Emily Banks

as Radical Citizen (uncredited)