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  1. As head of the FBI for nearly 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover (Leonardo DiCaprio) becomes one of America's most-powerful men. Serving through eight presidents and three wars, Hoover utilizes methods ...

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  2. Nov 9, 2011 · J. Edgar explores the public and private life of one of the most powerful, controversial and enigmatic figures of the 20th century. As the face of law enforcement in America for almost fifty 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. (Warner Bros. Pictures)

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  3. Nov 3, 2011 · J. Edgar: Film Review. Written by Dustin Lance Black, the Warner Bros. film features Armie Hammer, Judi Dench and Naomi Watts as the historic FBI Boss' closest companions. Arcing across a ...

  4. Jan 16, 2012 · 20 Jan 2012. Running Time: 136 minutes. Certificate: 15. Original Title: J. Edgar. American legends don't come much more slippery than J. Edgar Hoover, the intelligence ogre who obsessively ...

  5. Jan 20, 2012 · J. Edgar is a good movie telling a great story, but it feels like a free throw that bounces off the front edge of the rim, never quite crossing the threshold into greatness and is let down in all ...

  6. J. Edgar is a 2011 American biographical drama film based on the career of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, directed, produced and scored by Clint Eastwood. [4] Written by Dustin Lance Black, the film focuses on Hoover's life from the 1919 Palmer Raids onward. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio in the title role along with Armie Hammer, Naomi Watts ...

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  8. Aside from DiCaprio's performance, the most remarkable aspect of J. Edgar is the period design. With de-saturated colors making things appear almost black-and-white, the 1920s and 1930s feel like the 1920s and 1930s. Recently, Eastwood has been drawn to period pictures and history-based accounts, and J. Edgar fits into both categories. If ...

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