» J. Edgar

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As the face of law enforcement in America 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.

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Director: Clint Eastwood Writers: Dustin Lance Black Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio ... J. Edgar Hoover Josh Hamilton ... Robert Irwin Geoff Pierson ... Mitchell Palmer Cheryl Lawson ... Roberta Dixon Palmer 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 ... Dickerson N. Hoover Sr. Judi Dench ... Anna Marie Hoover Dylan Burns ... Hoover as a Child Jack Axelrod ... Caminetti Jessica Hecht ... Emma Goldman Josh Stamberg ... Agent Stokes Armie Hammer ... Clyde Tolson Michael Rady ... Agent Jones Ken Howard ... Harlan Fiske Stone Scot Carlisle ... Agent Williams Geoff Stults ... Raymond Caffrey Jeffrey Donovan ... Robert Kennedy Released on: 11 November 2011 (USA)

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Joaquin Phoenix was rumored to play Clyde Tolson, but the rumors were denied.

Charlize Theron was originally cast as Helen Gandy, but dropped out to do Snow White And The Huntsman. Amy Adams was then considered, but Naomi Watts was ultimately cast.

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.

Shipped to theaters under the code name "Lawman".