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
“The most powerful man in the world.”
Overview
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.
Director
Clint Eastwood
Budget
35.0M
Revenue
84.6M
Status
Released
Production
Imagine Entertainment, Malpaso Productions, Wintergreen Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
Leonardo DiCaprio
John Edgar Hoover
Armie Hammer
Clyde Tolson
Naomi Watts
Helen Gandy
Josh Lucas
Charles Lindbergh
Josh Hamilton
Robert Irwin
Judi Dench
Anna Marie Hoover
Geoff Pierson
Mitchell Palmer
Gunner Wright
Dwight Eisenhower
Dermot Mulroney
Colonel Schwarzkopf
Kaitlyn Dever
Palmer's Daughter
Adam Driver
Walter Lyle
Ed Westwick
Agent Smith
Jessica Hecht
Emma Goldman
Denis O'Hare
Albert Osborne
Lea Thompson
Lela Rogers
Damon Herriman
Bruno Hauptmann
Sadie Calvano
Edgar's Niece
Amanda Schull
Anita Colby
Roberta Bassin
Roosevelt's Secretary
Emily Alyn Lind
Shirley Temple
Barbara Keegan
Bombing Witness
Gerald Downey
FBI Agent
Jeffrey Donovan
Robert Kennedy
Geoff Stults
Raymond Caffrey
Thomas Langston
Young Boy
Lea Coco
Agent Sisk
Aaron Lazar
Prosecutor Wilentz
Cheryl Lawson
Palmer's Wife
Brady Matthews
Inspector
David A. Cooper
Franklin Roosevelt
Kelly Lester
Head Secretary
Jack Donner
Edgar's Father
Dylan Burns
Hoover as a Child
Jack Axelrod
Caminetti
Michael James Faradie
Bureau Agent (1919)
Josh Stamberg
Agent Stokes
Christian Clemenson
Inspector Schell
Billy Smith
Secret Service Officer
Ken Howard
Harlan Fiske Stone
Zach Grenier
John Condon
Johnny Cicco
Young Agent
Steve Monroe
Restaurant Host
Stephen Root
Arthur Koehler
Gary Werntz
Attorney General
David Clennon
Senator Friendly
Michael O'Neill
Senator McKellar
Eric Larkin
Fred Hunter
Eric Frentzel
William Mahan
Kyle Eastwood
Stork Club Band
Gregory Hoyt
Agent One
Jenny Phagan
Baker's Wife
Chris Caputo
Bronx Baker
Shannon McClain Robertson
African American Woman (as Shannon McClain)
Leslie Augustine
Lindbergh Nanny (uncredited)
Jennipher Foster
Lucille Ball (uncredited)
Belinda Gosbee
Gangster's Moll (uncredited)
Elizabeth Karr
Secretary (uncredited)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lindsay Lucas-Bartlett
Hollywood Starlet (uncredited)
Pat Nixon
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jamie Noel
Racetrack Gambler (uncredited)
Miles Fisher
Agent Garrison
Robert Fleet
Edgar's Mother's Doctor
Emily Banks
Radical Citizen (uncredited)
Scot Carlisle
Agent Williams
Ryan McPartlin
Lawrence Richey
Taylor Tunes
Film Premier Attendee (uncredited)
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