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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Dustin Lance Black (written by)
Release Date:
11 November 2011 (USA)
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Tagline:
The Most Powerful Man in the World
Plot:
J. Edgar Hoover, powerful head of the FBI for nearly 50 years, looks back on his professional and personal life. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 2 wins
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9 nominations
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Cast
(in credits order) | Leonardo DiCaprio | ... | J. Edgar Hoover |
 | Josh Hamilton | ... | Robert Irwin |
 | Geoff Pierson | ... | Mitchell Palmer |
 | Cheryl Lawson | ... | Palmer's Wife |
 | Kaitlyn Dever | ... | Palmer's Daughter |
 | Brady Matthews | ... | Inspector |
 | Gunner Wright | ... | Dwight Eisenhower |
 | David A. Cooper | ... | Franklin Roosevelt |
 | Ed Westwick | ... | Agent Smith |
 | Naomi Watts | ... | Helen Gandy |
 | Kelly Lester | ... | Head Secretary |
 | Jack Donner | ... | Edgar's Father |
 | Judi Dench | ... | Annie Hoover |
 | Dylan Burns | ... | Hoover as a Child |
 | Jordan Bridges | ... | Labor Dept. Lawyer |
 | Jack Axelrod | ... | Caminetti |
 | Jessica Hecht | ... | Emma Goldman |
 | Josh Stamberg | ... | Agent Stokes |
 | Michael James Faradie | ... | Bureau Agent (1919) |
 | Christian Clemenson | ... | Inspector Schell |
 | Billy Smith | ... | Secret Service Officer |
 | Armie Hammer | ... | Clyde Tolson |
 | Michael Rady | ... | Agent Jones |
 | Ken Howard | ... | Harlan Fiske Stone |
 | Scot Carlisle | ... | Agent Williams |
 | Geoff Stults | ... | Raymond Caffrey |
 | Sadie Calvano | ... | Edgar's Niece |
 | Allen Nabors | ... | Agent Appel |
 | Ryan McPartlin | ... | Lawrence Richey |
| William Bebow | ... | Mr. Walters |
 | Jeffrey Donovan | ... | Robert Kennedy |
 | Joseph Culliton | ... | Credit Director |
| Scott Johnston | ... | Tailor |
 | Tom Archdeacon | ... | Gangster |
 | Mike Vaughn | ... | Balding Agent |
 | Miles Fisher | ... | Agent Garrison |
| Stephen F. Schmidt | ... | NJ Officer |
 | Dermot Mulroney | ... | Colonel Schwarzkopf |
 | Josh Lucas | ... | Charles Lindbergh |
 | Zach Grenier | ... | John Condon |
 | Johnny Cicco | ... | Young Agent |
 | Denis O'Hare | ... | Albert Osborne |
 | Damon Herriman | ... | Bruno Hauptmann |
| Kahil Dotay | ... | Elmer Irey |
 | Lea Coco | ... | Agent Sisk |
 | Scott C. Roe | ... | Wiretap Agent |
 | Ernest Harden Jr. | ... | Hoover's Driver |
 | Roberta Bassin | ... | Roosevelt's Secretary |
 | Steve Monroe | ... | Restaurant Host |
 | Christopher Lee Philips | ... | William |
 | Sean Murphy | ... | Truck Driver |
 | Stephen Root | ... | Arthur Koehler |
 | Gary Werntz | ... | Attorney General |
 | David Clennon | ... | Senator Friendly |
 | Michael O'Neill | ... | Senator McKellar |
| Eric Larkin | ... | Fred Hunter |
 | Manu Intiraymi | ... | Alvin Karpis |
 | Eric Frentzel | ... | William Mahan |
 | Michael Klinger | ... | Harry Brunette |
 | Evan Charest | ... | Reporter |
 | Emily Alyn Lind | ... | Shirley Temple |
 | Kyle Eastwood | ... | Stork Club Band |
| Joe Bagg | ... | Stork Club Band |
| Kye Palmer | ... | Stork Club Band |
| Jason Harnell | ... | Stork Club Band |
 | Michael Gladis | ... | Stork Club Owner |
 | Jamie LaBarber | ... | Ginger Rogers |
 | Lea Thompson | ... | Lela Rogers |
 | Amanda Schull | ... | Anita Colby |
 | Shaun Daley | ... | Radical |
 | Craig Zucchero | ... | Man at the Counter |
 | Gregory Hoyt | ... | Agent One |
 | Jeff Cockey | ... | Agent Two |
 | Gerald Downey | ... | FBI Agent |
| Brennan Coulter | ... | Newspaper Boy |
 | Jenny Phagan | ... | Baker's Wife |
 | Tom Christensen | ... | Theater Cashier |
| Chris Caputo | ... | Bronx Baker |
 | Austin Basis | ... | Bank Teller |
 | Adam Driver | ... | Walter Lyle |
 | Shannon McClain | ... | African American Woman |
 | Justin Alston | ... | African American Man |
 | Eric Matheny | ... | Doctor |
 | Ary Katz | ... | Agent Owens |
 | Duncan Hood | ... | Radio Announcer |
 | Aaron Lazar | ... | Prosecutor Wilentz |
 | Ernest Heinz | ... | Jury Foreman |
 | Teresa Hegji | ... | Hauptmann's Wife |
| Thomas Langston | ... | Young Boy |
 | Robert Fleet | ... | Edgar's Mother's Doctor |
| Joe Keyes | ... | Edgar's Brother |
 | Christopher Shyer | ... | Richard Nixon |
| Maxine Weldon | ... | Hoover's Maid |
 | Larkin Campbell | ... | H.R. Haldeman |
| Mark Thomason | ... | Nixon Aide |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Dave Abrams | ... | Agent (uncredited) |
 | Phillip Agresta | ... | Courtroom Reporter (uncredited) |
 | Christine Ames | ... | Moviegoer / Courtroom Onlooker (uncredited) |
 | Leslie Augustine | ... | Lindbergh Nanny (uncredited) |
| James Avise | ... | Doughboy (uncredited) |
 | James Babbin | ... | Washington Post Reporter (uncredited) |
 | Fileena Bahris | ... | Starlet (uncredited) |
 | Emily Banks | ... | Radical Citizen (uncredited) |
| Christopher Basile | ... | Federal Agent (uncredited) |
 | Brian Bell | ... | Marine Escort (uncredited) |
 | Bradley Bingham | ... | Doughboy (uncredited) |
 | Karl Bittner | ... | Photographer (uncredited) |
| Andrew Blood | ... | Marine (uncredited) |
 | Ingrid Bloom | ... | Leah (uncredited) |
 | Greg Brown | ... | FBI Agent (uncredited) |
 | Chris Chauncey | ... | 1940's Reporter (uncredited) |
 | Nick de Graffenreid | ... | NY Rookie Officer (uncredited) |
| Justin Douglas | ... | 1930s Courtroom Onlooker (uncredited) |
 | Aaron Farb | ... | Officer Jones (uncredited) |
 | Jeffrey T Ferguson | ... | Reporter (uncredited) |
 | Liam Ferguson | ... | Radio Production Manager (uncredited) |
 | Joe Garvey | ... | Reporter (uncredited) |
 | Belinda Gosbee | ... | Gangster's Moll (uncredited) |
 | Rey Goyos | ... | Cue Card Holder (uncredited) |
 | David Hill | ... | Paterson Police Officer (uncredited) |
 | James Judice | ... | Courthouse Citizen (uncredited) |
| George Kardulias | ... | Demonstrator Outside Courthouse at Lindbergh-Hauptmann Trial (uncredited) |
| Elizabeth Karr | ... | Secretary (uncredited) |
 | Gayle Kate | ... | Juror #10 (uncredited) |
 | John William King | ... | 1935 Report (uncredited) |
 | Kristoffer Kjornes | ... | Dirty Radical (uncredited) |
 | Dash Kolos | ... | Starlet (uncredited) |
 | Sean R. Lake | ... | Senator (uncredited) |
| Tim Lawes | ... | News Cameraman (uncredited) |
 | Brian Linsley | ... | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Michael Macoul | ... | Federal Agent Troy (uncredited) |
 | Mike McKee | ... | Court Room Stenographer (uncredited) |
 | David James McKenzie | ... | Courtroom Reporter (uncredited) |
 | Johnny Meyer | ... | Agent (uncredited) |
 | Keith Middlebrook | ... | Agent Newhouse (uncredited) |
| Barrett Mitchell | ... | Reporter / Cameraman (uncredited) |
 | Travis Myers | ... | 1930's FBI Agent (uncredited) |
 | Jamie Noel | ... | Racetrack Gambler (uncredited) |
| Jefferson Nogueira | ... | 1930s Lindbergh's Trial Onlooker (uncredited) |
 | Erin Pickett | ... | Lindbergh Juror #5 (uncredited) |
 | Scott Pretty | ... | Agent Downey (uncredited) |
 | Ron Pucillo | ... | Detective (uncredited) |
 | Andrew Schlessinger | ... | FBI Agent Special Assistant to Hoover (uncredited) |
 | Frank Scozzari | ... | Courtroom Observer (uncredited) |
| David J. Smolar | ... | Radio Tech in Shed Scene (uncredited) |
 | Sean Spence | ... | Reporter #1 (uncredited) |
 | Robert Stilwell | ... | 1930s Courtroom Onlooker (uncredited) |
 | Allison Nichole Torres | ... | Premiere Goer (uncredited) |
 | Sean Velie | ... | Federal Agent (uncredited) |
 | Cameron Webb | ... | Photographer (uncredited) |
| Corey Webber | ... | New Orleans Pedestrian (uncredited) |
 | Johnno Wilson | ... | Racetrack Gambler (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Clint Eastwood | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Dustin Lance Black | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Clint Eastwood | .... | producer | |
| Brian Grazer | .... | producer | |
| Erica Huggins | .... | executive producer | |
| Robert Lorenz | .... | producer | |
| Tim Moore | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Clint Eastwood | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Tom Stern | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Joel Cox | |||
| Gary Roach | (as Gary D. Roach) | ||
Casting by | |||
| Fiona Weir | |||
Production Design by | |||
| James J. Murakami | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Greg Berry | |||
| Patrick M. Sullivan Jr. | (supervising art director) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Gary Fettis | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Deborah Hopper | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Terry Baliel | .... | hair stylist | |
| Alessandro Bertolazzi | .... | makeup artist: Ms. Watts | |
| Alessandro Bertolazzi | .... | prosthetic makeup effects: Ms. Watts | |
| Kathryn Blondell | .... | hair stylist: Mr. DiCaprio (as Kathryn L. Blondell) | |
| Patricia Dehaney-Le May | .... | hair stylist (as Patricia Dehaney) | |
| Stephanie A. Fowler | .... | makeup artist (as Stephanie Fowler) | |
| Sian Grigg | .... | makeup artist: Mr. DiCaprio | |
| Sian Grigg | .... | prosthetic makeup effects: Mr. DiCaprio | |
| Zoe Hay | .... | makeup artist (as Zoé Hay) | |
| Duncan Jarman | .... | makeup artist: Mr. DiCaprio | |
| Duncan Jarman | .... | prosthetic makeup effects: Mr. DiCaprio | |
| Zoe Marsden | .... | prosthetics painter | |
| Tania McComas | .... | makeup department head | |
| Carol A. O'Connell | .... | hair department head | |
| Jay Wejebe | .... | makeup artist | |
| Hiroshi Yada | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Karen Zanki | .... | hair stylist | |
| Gina W. Bateman | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Sherri Bramlett | .... | key hair stylist (uncredited) | |
| Trent Cotner | .... | assistant makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Lawrence Davis | .... | hair stylist (uncredited) | |
| Connie Grayson | .... | contact lens technician (uncredited) | |
| Cheryl 'Pickles' Kinion | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Barbara Lacy | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Renate Leuschner | .... | wig maker (uncredited) | |
| Chris Lyons | .... | special effects teeth (uncredited) | |
| Annabelle MacNeal | .... | additional makeup (uncredited) | |
| Kristyan Mallett | .... | prosthetics technician (uncredited) | |
| Mark Nieman | .... | prosthetic appliance fabricator (uncredited) | |
| Cristina Patterson Ceret | .... | contact lens coordinator/painter (uncredited) | |
| Michele Tyminski | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Robert Wilson | .... | hair stylist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Tim Moore | .... | unit production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| David M. Bernstein | .... | first assistant director | |
| Paula Case | .... | second assistant director | |
| Kevin O'Neil | .... | second second assistant director (as Kevin Michael O'Neil) | |
| Alison C. Rosa | .... | additional second assistant director: Washington DC | |
Art Department | |||
| Rich Andrade | .... | set dresser (as Richard Andrade) | |
| Jason Bedig | .... | set dresser | |
| Joseph P. Benitez | .... | labor foreman | |
| Scott Bobbitt | .... | leadperson | |
| Jerrold F. Brooks | .... | propmaker foreman | |
| Chuck Eskridge | .... | standby painter | |
| Joseph C. Fama | .... | general foreman (as Joe Fama) | |
| Scotty Guyson | .... | assistant property master (as Scott Guyson) | |
| Larry Haney | .... | set dresser | |
| Geoff Hubbard | .... | set designer | |
| Ty Jones Jr. | .... | set dresser (as Ty A. Jones) | |
| Carol Kiefer | .... | art department coordinator | |
| Jeffrey Kushon | .... | buyer | |
| Greg Lynch | .... | set dresser | |
| Merdyce McClaran | .... | on-set dresser | |
| David Moreau | .... | set designer | |
| Michael Muscarella | .... | construction coordinator (as Michael A. Muscarella) | |
| Mitchell G. Myers | .... | set dresser (as Mitchell Myers) | |
| Lauren E. Polizzi | .... | set designer (as Lauren Polizzi) | |
| Eric Ramirez | .... | set dresser | |
| Robert B. Samarzich | .... | greens foreman | |
| Mike Schenk | .... | assistant property master (as Michael John Schenk) | |
| Skylar Schmidt | .... | set dresser | |
| Michael Sexton | .... | property master (as Mike Sexton) | |
| Kevin Shaw | .... | assistant property master | |
| Robert Sica | .... | set dresser | |
| Ron Sica | .... | set dresser (as Ronald Sica) | |
| Karen Teneyck | .... | graphic designer | |
| Leslie Warren | .... | set dresser (as Leslie Carol Warren) | |
| Mike Webster | .... | plaster foreman | |
| Christopher Carlson | .... | assistant set decorator (uncredited) | |
| Jeffrey Kushon | .... | assistant set decorator (uncredited) | |
| David R. Lawson | .... | construction medic (uncredited) | |
| James R. Lord | .... | propmaker gang boss (uncredited) | |
| Amanda Moss Serino | .... | assistant set decorator (uncredited) | |
| Roger Prater | .... | stand-by greensman (uncredited) | |
| Bruce Richter | .... | carpenter (uncredited) | |
| Robert Silcock | .... | gang boss (uncredited) | |
| Jay Smith | .... | drapery foreman (uncredited) | |
| Eric Stalker | .... | props (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Ryan D. Compton | .... | special effects technician | |
| Ante Dugandzic | .... | special effects technician | |
| Roger Lifsey | .... | special effects foreman | |
| Ryan A. Riley | .... | special effects foreman (as Ryan Riley) | |
| Steve Riley | .... | special effects supervisor (as Steven Riley) | |
| Leon Smikle | .... | prosthetic and makeup effect (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Matthew R. Anderson | .... | stunts | |
| Brian Avery | .... | stunts | |
| Kevin Patrick Burke | .... | stunts | |
| Jacob Chambers | .... | stunts | |
| J. Mark Donaldson | .... | stunts | |
| Dennis Fitzgerald | .... | stunts | |
| Justin Gant | .... | stunts | |
| Thayr Harris | .... | stunts | |
| Jody Hart | .... | stunts | |
| Larry Holt | .... | stunts | |
| Tim James | .... | stunts | |
| Brett A. Jones | .... | stunts (as Brett Jones) | |
| Rick McCallum | .... | stunts | |
| Dustin Meier | .... | stunts (as Dustin J. Meier) | |
| Rene Mousseux | .... | stunts (as René Paul Mousseux) | |
| Dalton Simons | .... | stunts | |
| Christopher Tardieu | .... | stunts | |
| Chuck Waters | .... | stunts | |
| Jacob Chambers | .... | stunt double: Armie Hammer (uncredited) | |
| Cheryl Lawson | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Talon Reid | .... | stunt performer (uncredited) | |
| Buddy Van Horn | .... | stunt coordinator (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Tony Hobbs | .... | extras casting | |
| Geoffrey Miclat | .... | casting associate: New York | |
| Alice Searby | .... | casting associate | |
| Jackie Sollitto | .... | casting assistant | |
| Dagmar Wittmer | .... | casting: Washington DC | |
| Tyler Fahringer | .... | extras casting (uncredited) | |
| Ruth Key | .... | casting assistant (uncredited) | |
| Travis Otsuji | .... | extras casting (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Anthony Almaraz | .... | costumer (as Antonio Almaraz) | |
| Terry Anderson | .... | assistant costume designer | |
| Amy Arnold | .... | costumer | |
| Cha Blevins | .... | costume supervisor (as Deborah Cha Blevins) | |
| Corey Bronson | .... | set costumer (as Corey C. Bronson) | |
| Matt Chase | .... | costumer | |
| Bren Cook | .... | ager/dyer | |
| Tangi Crawford | .... | key costumer | |
| Ann Culotta | .... | set costumer | |
| Carmen Frost | .... | costumer | |
| Adrienne Greshock | .... | costumer | |
| Monica Haynes-Nino | .... | costumer | |
| Kim M. Holly | .... | costumer | |
| Robert Iannaccone | .... | key costumer (as Bob Iannaccone) | |
| Cookie Lopez | .... | costumer: Mr. DiCaprio (as Cookie Lopez Fahey) | |
| Marcy Rector | .... | costumer | |
| Jack Taggart | .... | head ager and dyer | |
| Francine Lecoultre | .... | costume textile artist (uncredited) | |
| Ramsay Williams | .... | costumer (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Jill Bogdanowicz | .... | digital film colorist | |
| David Cox | .... | assistant editor (as David S. Cox) | |
| Blu Murray | .... | assistant editor | |
| Bob Peishel | .... | digital intermediate producer | |
| Mark Sahagun | .... | digital intermediate editor | |
| Darin Wooldridge | .... | home video mastering colorist (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Robert Fernandez | .... | music scoring mixer (as Bobby Fernandez) | |
| Ashley Irwin | .... | conductor | |
| Ashley Irwin | .... | orchestrator | |
| Gennady Loktionov | .... | arranger | |
| Chris McGeary | .... | music editor | |
| Kevin Bassinson | .... | music editor (uncredited) | |
| Ron Finn | .... | music editor (uncredited) | |
| Tom Hardisty | .... | score recordist (uncredited) | |
| Sally Stevens | .... | vocal contractor: choir (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Ronald B. Dinson Sr. | .... | picture car captain (as Ronald B. Dunson) | |
| Dom Rodriguez | .... | transportation captain | |
| Alana Stelling | .... | transportation captain (as Alana Weathers) | |
| Larry Stelling | .... | transportation coordinator (as Larry L. Stelling) | |
| Tony Barattini | .... | production van driver operator (uncredited) | |
| Neil Chisholm | .... | driver (uncredited) | |
| L. Chip Crosby Jr. | .... | driver (uncredited) | |
| Anthony J. Mignano | .... | driver (uncredited) | |
| Kirk Roberts | .... | driver: Clint Eastwood (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Kyle David Crosby | .... | production secretary: Washington DC (as Kyle D. Crosby) | |
| Tony X. Deale | .... | assistant: Mr. Moore | |
| Max Deleo | .... | set staff assistant | |
| Lily Fettis | .... | staff assistant | |
| Neale Fishback | .... | key assistant location manager | |
| Carol Flaisher | .... | assistant location manager: Washington DC | |
| Matt Goldstein | .... | set production assistant | |
| Kristin Gomez | .... | first assistant production accountant | |
| Jason Gondek | .... | production accountant (as Jason D. Gondek) | |
| Elizabeth Ridley Hagan | .... | second assistant accountant: Washington DC | |
| Holly Hagy | .... | supervising production coordinator | |
| Jeff Hubbard | .... | set staff assistant | |
| Jason Irizarry | .... | assistant: Mr. DiCaprio | |
| Jason Irizarry | .... | security: Mr. Di Caprio | |
| Pat Jackson | .... | studio teacher | |
| Nancy G. James | .... | craft service (as Nancy James) | |
| Krys Karns | .... | assistant accountant (as Krystine Karns) | |
| Austin Lapierre | .... | assistant production coordinator | |
| Mable Lawson-McCrary | .... | script supervisor (as Mable Lawson McCrary) | |
| Beatriz Madrigal | .... | assistant accountant | |
| Joe Mason | .... | staff assistant | |
| Mike James Masumoto | .... | key assistant location manager (as Michael James Masumoto) | |
| Darin McCormick-Millett | .... | titles producer | |
| Rachel McDonald | .... | set staff assistant | |
| Mark McSorley | .... | staff assistant | |
| Jessica Meier | .... | assistant: Mr. Lorenz | |
| Carla Meyer | .... | dialect coach: Mr. DiCaprio | |
| Patrick Mignano | .... | location manager (as Patrick O. Mignano) | |
| Crystal Munson | .... | set staff assistant | |
| Scott Nelson | .... | technical advisor: FBI | |
| Kyle Oliver | .... | key assistant location manager | |
| Lauren Porcelli | .... | assistant: Ms. Watts | |
| Ferguson Reid | .... | set medic | |
| Jill Remis | .... | assistant: Mr. DiCaprio | |
| Kristina Rivera | .... | assistant: Mr. Eastwood | |
| Jean-Louis Rodrigue | .... | movement specialist: Mr. DiCaprio | |
| Joe Rogan | .... | staff assistant | |
| Adee Serrao | .... | staff assistant | |
| Joey Slamon | .... | assistant: Mr. Huggins | |
| Linda Stelling | .... | set medic | |
| Brian K. Stuart | .... | craft service | |
| June Suepunpuck | .... | staff assistant | |
| Jason Suhrke | .... | set production assistant | |
| May Tam | .... | production coordinator: Washington DC | |
| Landon Trawny | .... | assistant accountant | |
| Lucas Urgoiti | .... | production secretary | |
| Chuck Webb | .... | set staff assistant | |
| Sean Yopchick | .... | set staff assistant | |
| Danielle Zloto | .... | assistant: Mr. Grazer | |
| Joe Achard | .... | location assistant (uncredited) | |
| Susan Bliss | .... | post script services (uncredited) | |
| Brian M. Chilcoat | .... | set production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Sue Chipperton | .... | dog trainer (uncredited) | |
| Nicole K.L.N. Ebeo | .... | travel coordinator (uncredited) | |
| Robert L. Fiks | .... | location assistant: Washington DC (uncredited) | |
| Nicholas Glekas | .... | location assistant: Washington DC (uncredited) | |
| Alfred 'Fred' Gundry | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Elizabeth Himelstein | .... | dialect coach: Naomi Watts (uncredited) | |
| Lauran Tracy Howard | .... | location assistant (uncredited) | |
| Blair Howley | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Mihir Lath | .... | set production assistant (uncredited) | |
| David R. Lawson | .... | medic (uncredited) | |
| Don Mann | .... | location scout (uncredited) | |
| Braeden Marcott | .... | motion capture actor (uncredited) | |
| Josh Murray | .... | stand-in (uncredited) | |
| Matthew Dillon Noonan | .... | key assistant location manager: Washington D.C. (uncredited) | |
| Marvin Ruffin | .... | location assistant (uncredited) | |
| Bridget Shaw | .... | location assistant (uncredited) | |
| Pavel Sterba | .... | key assistant location manager (uncredited) | |
| Erin Stern | .... | additional set production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Jeremy Tan | .... | location assistant (uncredited) | |
| Karl J. Weschta | .... | armorer (uncredited) | |
| Jennifer White | .... | dialect coach: Damon Herriman (uncredited) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- 20th Century Fox (2012) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Warner Filmes de Portugal (2012) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Village Films (2012) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Entertainment (2011) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Entertainment (2012) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2012) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2012) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2012) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2012) (France) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2012) (UK) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2012) (Italy) (theatrical) (as Warner Bros. Italia)
- Warner Bros. (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2012) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2012) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Galapagos Films (2012) (Poland) (DVD) (Blu-Ray)
- Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group (2012) (USA) (DVD)
- Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group (2012) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Video (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2012) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Video (2012) (UK) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2012) (UK) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Video (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Video (2012) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2012) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Vidéo (2012) (France) (DVD)
- Warner Home Vidéo (2012) (France) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
- Technicolor (opticals)
- Method Studios (visual effects and digital animation) (as Method Studios Vancouver)
- Lola Visual Effects (visual effects)
- BT Industrial Supply expendables
- A-List Picture Vehicles vintage cars rental provider
- Avid Media Composer edited on
- Avon Studio Transport transportation
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment camera cranes
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment camera dollies
- Designer Wardrobe Trailers wardrobe trailer
- Dolby Laboratories sound mix
- Framepool stock footage
- Fujifilm motion picture products
- Mr. Vintage Machine picture vehicles
- PJF Productions titles by
- Panavision cameras and lenses
- Paramount Transportation Services transportation services
- Sequoia Illumination lighting equipment
- SkyBucket3D lidar
- Studio Grips grip and lighting equipment
- Tony's Food Service catering
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MPAA:
Rated R for brief strong language
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Shipped to theaters under the code name "Lawman".See more »
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Edgar's mother teaches him to dance, she has her right hand on top of his left shoulder and he has his left hand in the small of her back, which is the mirror image of the standard dance hand positions. If she had been leading, her right hand would be in the small of his back, not on top of his shoulder.See more »
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J. Edgar Hoover:Let me tell you something. The SCLC has direct Communist ties. Even great men can be corrupted, can't they? Communism is not a political party. It is a disease. It corrupts the soul, turning men, even the gentlest of men, into vicious evil tyrants.
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J. Edgar Hoover:Let me tell you something. The SCLC has direct Communist ties. Even great men can be corrupted, can't they? Communism is not a political party. It is a disease. It corrupts the soul, turning men, even the gentlest of men, into vicious evil tyrants.
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Any movie Clint Eastwood makes is certainly worth a look, and Leonardo DiCaprio is entertaining in anything he does. But this version of J. Edgar Hoover's story seems superficial, and lacking meat on its bones.
That has more to do with its form – a theatrical film only two hours and 17 minutes long - relative to the length of the biography at its core. Hoover was such a complex man, and his career was so long, with so many chapters, that his story is probably better suited to a 4-to 6 hour HBO mini-series, where more of the details of his life, that this film with its short running time can only hint at, can be more completely told.
Dustin Lance Black, who wrote this film's screenplay (as well as that of Milk), is walking a very fine line here regarding Hoover's complex personality; it seems that he had a much more intricate story he wanted to tell, were it not for the confines of the feature film format. Here, broad brush strokes take the place of long chapters on Hoover's involvement with the Red Scares of the '20's and '50's, political blackmail, gambling, organized crime, and of course, homosexuality.
But if it had been made as a mini-series, it probably wouldn't have attracted Eastwood and DiCaprio, and consequently wouldn't have the high profile that this film does. That version of his story will have to wait for another time.
Eastwood chose to shoot this story in a washed-out color palette. The story jumps back in forth in time, and the closer the events of the film are to the end of Hoover's life, the more color Eastwood imbues into the scenes; the earliest moments in the time line are shown in a color scheme barely above monochrome. It's a subtle effect, but it helps the viewer keep track of where the scenes exist in Hoover's life.
That long time line necessitates that DiCaprio must be seen in various makeup schemes to convey the age of his character at any point in the story. His makeup is uniformly good; but the two other principal actors in the film, Armie Hammer as Hoover's longtime companion Clyde Tolson, and Naomi Watts as Hoover's secretary Helen Gandy, don't fare so well as their characters age. Obviously, the lion's share of the film's makeup budget was allotted to the star. Hammer, it must be said, gives a fine performance under all those old-age prosthetics. Christopher Shyer, who plays Richard Nixon in a brief scene, has the least-effective verisimilitude of anyone who has played the man in a motion picture.
But makeup alone does not a performance make. Di Caprio's ability to remain in character and "age" with him is remarkable, and transcends the work of his makeup artist. As he did with his portrayal of Howard Hughes in The Aviator, his skillful use of voice and body to stay true to his characterization of Hoover through the years is evident throughout.
One gets the feeling that much of this film was shot in front of a green screen, no surprise given the various eras of Washington that it depicts; but to a longtime moviegoer, there's a certain sadness that imparts to seeing that technique, once the province of the large-scale action film, used in serious dramas. There was probably no other way to do it in this day and age, but it just calls attention to itself in a way that gets in the way of one's immersion into the subject matter. Admittedly, that's my problem, not the film's.
So, is it worth a look? Sure. Best Picture nominee? In a field of ten, probably. Will Leo finally win an Oscar this time out? Well, look at it this way: Paul Newman gave his best performance in The Verdict, but the Academy finally honored him for The Color of Money. Leo probably should have won for playing Howard Hughes, but maybe he'll win for playing J. Edgar.