J. Edgar
“The most powerful man in the world.”
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.
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Cast
69 people
Leonardo DiCaprio
John Edgar Hoover
Known for
Inception
Titanic
Armie Hammer
Clyde Tolson
Known for
Call Me by Your Name
The Social Network
Naomi Watts
Helen Gandy
Known for
King Kong
Mulholland Drive
Josh Lucas
Charles Lindbergh
Known for
American Psycho
Poseidon
Josh Hamilton
Robert Irwin
Known for
13 Reasons Why
The Walking Dead
Judi Dench
Anna Marie Hoover
Known for
Skyfall
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Geoff Pierson
Mitchell Palmer
Known for
Dexter
Designated Survivor
Gunner Wright
Dwight Eisenhower
Known for
Underwater
Land of Bad
Dermot Mulroney
Colonel Schwarzkopf
Known for
Secret Invasion
The Grey
Kaitlyn Dever
Palmer's Daughter
Known for
Booksmart
The Last of Us
Adam Driver
Walter Lyle
Known for
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Ed Westwick
Agent Smith
Known for
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Clint Eastwood Director · Dustin Lance Black Writer Tom Stern Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $85M · Budget $35M · United States release November 9, 2011
Box office
Budget
$35,000,000
Worldwide gross
$84,606,030
Gross vs. budget
2.4×
Production
Imagine Entertainment
Production
Malpaso Productions
Production
Wintergreen Productions
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Hoover
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 3, 2011
Premiere · AFI Film Festival
United States · November 9, 2011
Limited theatrical
United States
November 11, 2011 · Theatrical
Argentina
January 23, 2012 · Premiere · Buenos Aires
January 26, 2012 · Theatrical
Australia
December 7, 2011 · Theatrical
Belgium
January 11, 2012 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 27, 2012 · Theatrical
Canada
November 11, 2011 · Theatrical
Chile
January 19, 2012 · Theatrical
China
April 23, 2012 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Colombia
January 27, 2012 · Theatrical
Croatia
March 15, 2012 · Theatrical
Czechia
March 1, 2012 · Theatrical
Denmark
January 19, 2012 · Theatrical
Finland
January 6, 2012 · Theatrical
France
January 11, 2012 · Theatrical
Germany
January 19, 2012 · Theatrical
Greece
January 19, 2012 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
February 2, 2012 · Theatrical
Hungary
June 13, 2012 · Physical · DVD
India
January 20, 2012 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 20, 2012 · Theatrical
Israel
January 5, 2012 · Theatrical
Italy
January 4, 2012 · Theatrical
Japan
January 28, 2012 · Theatrical
Kuwait
January 12, 2012 · Theatrical
Lithuania
March 2, 2012 · Theatrical
Malta
January 25, 2012 · Theatrical
Mexico
January 6, 2012 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 5, 2012 · Theatrical
New Zealand
February 2, 2012 · Theatrical
Norway
January 20, 2012 · Theatrical
Panama
January 20, 2012 · Theatrical
Peru
February 2, 2012 · Theatrical
Philippines
January 25, 2012 · Theatrical
Poland
April 13, 2012 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
January 26, 2012 · Theatrical
Romania
January 20, 2012 · Theatrical
Russia
February 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Serbia
February 28, 2012 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
March 1, 2012 · Theatrical
Singapore
February 9, 2012 · Theatrical
Spain
January 27, 2012 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 20, 2012 · Theatrical
Switzerland
January 4, 2012 · Theatrical · Italian
January 11, 2012 · Theatrical · French
January 19, 2012 · Theatrical · German
Taiwan
March 9, 2012 · Theatrical
Türkiye
March 2, 2012 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
December 8, 2011 · Premiere · Dubai International Film Festival
United Kingdom
January 20, 2012 · Theatrical
Uruguay
January 27, 2012 · Theatrical
Venezuela
April 27, 2012 · Theatrical
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