J. Edgar
(2011)
★ 6.2 IMDb · 2,633 votes
Year: 2011
Runtime: 137 мин
Country: United States of America
Director: Клинт Иствуд
Cast: Леонардо ДиКаприо, Арми Хаммер, Наоми Уоттс, Джош Лукас, Джош Хэмилтон, Джуди Денч, Джеффри Пирсон, Ганнер Райт, Дермот Малруни, Кейтлин Дивер
Plot
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.
Biopic of J. Edgar Hoover (Leonardo DiCaprio) told by Hoover as he recalls his career for a biography. Early in his career, Hoover fixated on Communists, anarchists, and any other revolutionary taking action against the U.S. government. He slowly builds the agency's reputation, becoming the sole arbiter of who gets hired and fired. One of his hires is Clyde Tolson (Armie Hammer), who is quickly promoted to Assistant Director and was Hoover's confidant and companion for the rest of Hoover's life. Hoover's memories have him playing a greater role in the many high profile cases in which the F.B.I. was involved, the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, the arrest of bank robbers like John Dillinger, and also show him to be quite adept at manipulating the various politicians with whom he worked over his career, thanks in large part to his secret files.