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J. Edgar

Year:
Duration:
137 min
Genres:
Biography | Crime | Drama
IMDB rate:
6.6
Director:
Clint Eastwood
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 15 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2011-11-11
Filming Locations: Del Mar Thoroughbred Club - 2260 Jimmy Durante Boulevard, Del Mar, California, USA
Earnings
Budget: $35,000,000
Opening Weekend: $11,217,324 (USA) (13 November 2011)
Gross: $37,304,950 (USA) (19 February 2012)
Cast
Actor
Character
Jeffrey Donovan
Jeffrey Donovan
J. Edgar
Armie Hammer
Armie Hammer
J. Edgar
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
Michael Rady
Agent Jones
Ken Howard
Harlan Fiske Stone
Scot Carlisle
Agent Williams
Geoff Stults
Raymond Caffrey
Allen Nabors
Agent Appel
Ryan McPartlin
Lawrence Richey
William Bebow
Mr. Walters
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 Osborn
Damon Herriman
Bruno Hauptmann
Kahil Dotay
Elmer Irey
Scott C. Roe
Wiretap Agent
Ernest Harden Jr.
Hoover's Driver
Roberta Bassin
Roosevelt's Secretary (as Roberta E. Bassin)
Steve Monroe
Restaurant Host
Christopher Lee Philips
William
Sean Murphy
Truck Driver
Stephen Root
Arthur Koehler
Gary Werntz
Attorney General
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
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
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 Komai McClain
African American Woman (as Shannon McClain)
Justin Alston
African American Man
Eric Matheny
Doctor
Ary Katz
Agent Owens
Duncan Hood
Radio Announcer (voice)
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
Dave Abrams
Agent (uncredited)
Phillip Agresta
Courtroom Reporter
Christine Ames
Moviegoer /
Robert Armstrong
Jeff McCord in G-Men (archive footage) (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)
Brad Bingham
Doughboy (uncredited)
Karl Bittner
Photographer
Andrew Blood
Marine (uncredited)
Ingrid Bloom
Leah (uncredited)
Nina Boyer
RFK's Secretary (uncredited)
Greg Brown
FBI Agent (uncredited)
Chris Chauncey
1940's Reporter (uncredited)
Mae Clarke
Kitty in The Public Enemy (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tristan Coe
Reporter (uncredited)
Joe Comino
1920s Detective (uncredited)
Shaun Daley
Radical (uncredited)
Nick de Graffenreid
NY Rookie Officer (uncredited)
Justin Douglas
1930s Courtroom Onlooker
Aaron Farb
Officer Jones (uncredited)
Jeffrey T Ferguson
Reporter (uncredited)
Liam Ferguson
Radio Production Manager (uncredited)
Cathy Fielding
Widow (uncredited)
Jennipher Foster
Lucille Ball
Joe Garvey
Reporter (uncredited)
Belinda Gosbee
Gangster's Moll (uncredited)
Rey Goyos
Cue Card Holder (uncredited)
David Henry
1930s Detective (uncredited)
David Hill
Paterson Police Officer (uncredited)
Alistair Hubbell
Courtroom Onlooker
Lyndon Johnson
Himself (archive footage) (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)
Barbara Keegan
Bombing witness (uncredited)
Torsten Kellar
Demonstrator (uncredited)
John William King
1935 Report (uncredited)
Martin Luther King
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kristoffer Kjornes
Dirty Radical (uncredited)
Dash Kolos
Starlet (uncredited)
Mark Laing
US Senator (uncredited)
Sean R. Lake
Senator (uncredited)
Joshua Lassman
Beatdown Radical (uncredited)
Jon Liggett
Bank Teller (uncredited)
Charles Lindbergh Jr.
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brian Linsley
Bartender (uncredited)
Michael Macoul
Federal Agent Troy
Jack Mahrt
State Trooper (uncredited)
Mike McKee
Court Room Stenographer (uncredited)
Leslie McKeller
Shirley Temple's Mother
David James McKenzie
Courtroom Reporter
Johnny Meyer
Agent (uncredited)
Keith Middlebrook
Agent Newhouse (uncredited)
Barrett Mitchell
Reporter / Cameraman (uncredited)
Mike Monroe
New Jersey State Trooper
Travis Myers
1930's FBI Agent (uncredited)
Pat Nixon
Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Richard Nixon
Himself (archive footage) (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)
Lee Ryder
Senator (uncredited)
Andrew Schlessinger
FBI Agent Special Assistant to Hoover (uncredited)
Frank Scozzari
Courtroom Observer (uncredited)
Matt Sergi
Court Reporter (uncredited)
David J. Smolar
Radio Tech in Shed Scene (uncredited)
Sean Spence
Reporter #1 (uncredited)
Robert Stilwell
1930s Courtroom Onlooker
Allison Nichole Torres
Premiere Goer
Taylor Tunes
Film Premiere Attendee (uncredited)
Sean Velie
Federal Agent (uncredited)
Cameron Webb
Photographer
Corey Webber
New Orleans Pedestrian (uncredited)
Johnno Wilson
Racetrack Gambler (uncredited)
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Trivia
Charlize Theron was originally cast as Helen Gandy, but dropped out to do Snow White and the Huntsman (2012). Amy Adams was then considered, but Naomi Watts was ultimately cast.
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Joaquin Phoenix was rumored to play Clyde Tolson, but the rumors were denied.
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Armie Hammer, who plays Clyde Tolson, is the great-grandson of Occidental Petroleum tycoon Armand Hammer. In his biography of Hammer (the tycoon, not the actor) called "Dossier: The Secret History of Armand Hammer," author Edward Jay Epstein reported that the tycoon had a multi-decade history of being scrutinized and suspected of Soviet ties by J. Edgar Hoover. Armie stated in an interview that he took the role to avenge that scrutiny.
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Goofs
When Hoover is cracking the shell of eggs with Tolson, you can clearly see the fat pad around DiCaprio's waist as he bends over.
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The horse racing scenes in the movie were filmed at Del Mar Racetrack supposedly in the 1930s and later in the 1960s. When the horses turn home you can see the track surface is not dirt, but a synthetic Polytrack surface. This surface was installed at Del Mar for the 2007 racing season. Del Mar racing prior to 2007 was run on a dirt track.
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Neither Hoover nor Agent Melvin Purvis killed John Dillinger. Dillinger was actually gunned down by agents Clarence Hurt, Charles Winstead, and Herman Hollis. Most historical accounts give Winstead credit for delivering the fatal shot to the back of Dillinger's head. Ironically, given the film's depiction of Hoover as constantly claiming credit for the deed, Winstead received a personal letter of commendation from Hoover for it.
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Quotes
Annie Hoover: [Contemptuously to Edgar] I would rather have a dead son than a daffodil for a son.
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J. Edgar Hoover: [to his doctor] If you ever denigrate me in front of my staff like that again, I'll have you railroaded out of your profession. You understand?
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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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Faq
Q
Why was this film controversial?
A
It was criticized in some quarters as placing too much emphasis on Hoover's private life with unconfirmed rumours of homosexuality and cross-dressing. It was also alleged that it concentrated too much on the negative aspects of Hoover's legacy-using the FBI to amass political power, conducting illegal surveillance on figures in the civil rights movement and attempting to smear them, taking credit for other's successes to promote his own personal image and sidelining any FBI agents who rivalled him- and not enough on his positive achievements-reforming and reorganising the FBI into a professional and highly trained national law enforcement organisation, introducing scientific methods for crime-fighting and successfully countering threats such as Nazi agents in World War 2 and Communist spies during the Cold War.
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Was J. Edgar Hoover gay?
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Maybe, maybe not.From Wikipedia: Since the 1940s, rumors have circulated that Hoover was gay. There are speculations that Clyde Tolson, an associate director of the FBI and Hoover's primary heir, may have been his lover. Hoover hunted down and threatened anyone who made insinuations about his sexuality. He also spread unsubstantiated rumors that Adlai Stevenson was gay to damage the liberal governor's 1952 presidential campaign. His extensive secret files contained surveillance material on Eleanor Roosevelt's alleged lesbian lovers, speculated to be acquired for the purpose of blackmail.Some authors have dismissed the rumors about Hoover's sexuality and his relationship with Tolson in particular as unlikely, while others have described them as probable or even "confirmed", and still others have reported the rumors without stating an opinion. Hoover described Tolson as his alter ego: the men not only worked closely together during the day but also took meals, went to night clubs and vacationed together. This closeness between the two men is often cited as evidence that they were lovers, though some FBI employees who knew them, such as W. Mark Felt, say that the relationship was merely "brotherly." However, former FBI official Mike Mason suggested that some of Hoover's colleagues were denying he had a sexual relationship with Tolson in an effort to protect his image. Upon Hoover's death, Tolson inherited Hoover's estate and moved into his home, having accepted the American flag that draped Hoover's casket. Tolson is buried a few yards away from Hoover in the Congressional Cemetery. Among those skeptical of claims that Hoover was homosexual is Hoover's biographer Richard Hack. Hack notes that Hoover was romantically linked to actress Dorothy Lamour in the late 1930s and early 1940s, and that after Hoover's death Lamour did not deny rumors that she had had an affair with Hoover in the years between her two marriages. Hack additionally reports that during the 1940s and 1950s, Hoover so often attended social events with Lela Rogers, the divorced mother of dancer and actress Ginger Rogers, that many of their mutual friends assumed the pair would eventually marry.In his 1993 biography Official and Confidential: The Secret Life of J. Edgar Hoover, journalist Anthony Summers quoted "society divorcee" Susan Rosenstiel as claiming to have seen Hoover engaging in cross-dressing in the 1950s. She stated that on two occasions she witnessed Hoover wearing a fluffy pink dress with flounces and lace, stockings, high heels and a black curly wig, at homosexual orgies. Summers also said that the Mafia had blackmail material on Hoover, which made Hoover reluctant to aggressively pursue organized crime. Although never corroborated, the allegation of cross-dressing has been widely repeated. In the words of author Thomas Doherty, "For American popular culture, the image of the zaftig FBI director as a Christine Jorgensen wanna-be was too delicious not to savor."Skeptics of the cross-dressing story point to Susan Rosenstiel's poor credibility (she plead guilty for attempted perjury in a 1971 case and later served time in a New York City jail) and say recklessly indiscreet behavior by Hoover would have been totally out of character, whatever his sexuality. Most biographers consider the story of Mafia blackmail to be unlikely in light of the FBI's investigations of the Mafia. Truman Capote, who helped spread salacious rumors about Hoover, once remarked that he was more interested in making Hoover angry than determining whether the rumors were true. Attorney Roy Cohn, an associate of Hoover during the 1950s investigations of Communists and himself a closeted homosexual, opined that Hoover was too frightened of his own sexuality to have anything approaching a normal sexual or romantic relationship. In his 2004 study of the Lavender Scare, historian David K. Johnson attacked the notion of Hoover's homosexuality for relying on "the kind of tactics Hoover and the security program he oversaw perfected guilt by association, rumor, and unverified gossip." He views Rosenstiel as a liar who was paid for her story, whose "description of Hoover in drag engaging in sex with young blond boys in leather while desecrating the Bible is clearly a homophobic fantasy." He believes only those who have forgotten the virulence of the decades-long campaign against homosexuals in government can believe reports that Hoover would allow himself to be seen in compromising situations.Some people affiliated with Hoover, however, defended the claims that he had homosexual tendencies. Singer Ethel Merman, who was a friend of Hoover since 1938, stated in a 1978 interview: "Some of my best friends are homosexual. Everybody knew about J. Edgar Hoover, but he was the best chief the FBI ever had." Another FBI agent who had gone on fishing trips with Hoover and Tolson revealed that the director liked to "sunbathe all day in the nude." Hoover often frequented New York City's Stork Club and one observer soap model Luisa Stuart, who was 18 or 19 at the time told Summers she saw Hoover holding hands with Tolson as they all rode in a limo uptown to the Cotton Club in 1936. Novelist William Styron told Summers that he once spotted Hoover and Tolson in a California beach house and the director was painting his friend's toenails. Harry Hay, founder of the Mattachine Society, one of the first gay rights organizations, confirmed that Hoover and Tolson sat in boxes owned by and used exclusively by gay men at their racing haunt Del Mar in California. One medical expert told Summers that Hoover was of "strongly predominant homosexual orientation", while another medical expert categorized him as a "bisexual with failed heterosexuality."
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