J. Edgar (2011)

Director:

Clint Eastwood

Writer:

Dustin Lance Black (written by)

Release Date:

11 November 2011 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Crime | Drama | History

Tagline:

The Most Powerful Man in the World

Plot:

J. Edgar Hoover, powerful head of the FBI for nearly 50 years, looks back on his professional and personal life.

Plot Keywords:

FBI | Secret | Memory | Federal Bureau Of Investigation | Secret File

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

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
Armie Hammer	...	Clyde Tolson
Michael Rady	...	Agent Jones
Ken Howard	...	Harlan Fiske Stone
Scot Carlisle	...	Agent Williams
Geoff Stults	...	Raymond Caffrey
Sadie Calvano	...	Edgar's Niece
Allen Nabors	...	Agent Appel
Ryan McPartlin	...	Lawrence Richey
William Bebow	...	Mr. Walters
Jeffrey Donovan	...	Robert Kennedy
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 Osborne
Damon Herriman	...	Bruno Hauptmann
Kahil Dotay	...	Elmer Irey
Lea Coco	...	Agent Sisk
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
David Clennon	...	Senator Friendly
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
Kyle Eastwood	...	Stork Club Band
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 McClain	...	African American Woman
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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dave Abrams	...	Agent (uncredited)
Phillip Agresta	...	Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Christine Ames	...	Moviegoer / Courtroom Onlooker (uncredited)
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 (uncredited)
Andrew Blood	...	Marine (uncredited)
Ingrid Bloom	...	Leah (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)
Shaun Daley	...	Radical (uncredited)
Nick de Graffenreid	...	NY Rookie Officer (uncredited)
Justin Douglas	...	1930s Courtroom Onlooker (uncredited)
Aaron Farb	...	Officer Jones (uncredited)
Jeffrey T Ferguson	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Liam Ferguson	...	Radio Production Manager (uncredited)
Jennipher Foster	...	Lucille Ball (uncredited)
Joe Garvey	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Belinda Gosbee	...	Gangster's Moll (uncredited)
Rey Goyos	...	Cue Card Holder (uncredited)
David Hill	...	Paterson Police Officer (uncredited)
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)
John William King	...	1935 Report (uncredited)
Martin Luther King	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kristoffer Kjornes	...	Dirty Radical (uncredited)
Dash Kolos	...	Starlet (uncredited)
Sean R. Lake	...	Senator (uncredited)
Charles Lindbergh Jr.	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brian Linsley	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Michael Macoul	...	Federal Agent Troy (uncredited)
Jack Mahrt	...	State Trooper (uncredited)
Mike McKee	...	Court Room Stenographer (uncredited)
Leslie McKeller	...	Shirley Temple's Mother (uncredited)
David James McKenzie	...	Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Johnny Meyer	...	Agent (uncredited)
Keith Middlebrook	...	Agent Newhouse (uncredited)
Barrett Mitchell	...	Reporter / Cameraman (uncredited)
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)
David J. Smolar	...	Radio Tech in Shed Scene (uncredited)
Sean Spence	...	Reporter #1 (uncredited)
Robert Stilwell	...	1930s Courtroom Onlooker (uncredited)
Allison Nichole Torres	...	Premiere Goer (uncredited)
Sean Velie	...	Federal Agent (uncredited)
Cameron Webb	...	Photographer (uncredited)
Corey Webber	...	New Orleans Pedestrian (uncredited)
Johnno Wilson	...	Racetrack Gambler (uncredited)

Directed by
Clint Eastwood

Writing credits
Dustin Lance Black		(written by)

Produced by
Clint Eastwood	....	producer
Brian Grazer	....	producer
Erica Huggins	....	executive producer
Robert Lorenz	....	producer
Tim Moore	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Clint Eastwood

Cinematography by
Tom Stern		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Joel Cox
Gary Roach		(as Gary D. Roach)

Casting by
Fiona Weir

Production Design by
James J. Murakami

Art Direction by
Greg Berry
Patrick M. Sullivan Jr.		(supervising art director)

Set Decoration by
Gary Fettis

Costume Design by
Deborah Hopper

Makeup Department
Terry Baliel	....	hair stylist
Alessandro Bertolazzi	....	makeup artist: Ms. Watts
Alessandro Bertolazzi	....	prosthetic makeup effects: Ms. Watts
Kathryn Blondell	....	hair stylist: Mr. DiCaprio (as Kathryn L. Blondell)
Patricia Dehaney-Le May	....	hair stylist (as Patricia Dehaney)
Stephanie A. Fowler	....	makeup artist (as Stephanie Fowler)
Kelly Golden	....	sculptor
Sian Grigg	....	makeup artist: Mr. DiCaprio
Sian Grigg	....	prosthetic makeup effects: Mr. DiCaprio
Zoe Hay	....	makeup artist (as Zoé Hay)
Duncan Jarman	....	makeup artist: Mr. DiCaprio
Duncan Jarman	....	prosthetic makeup effects: Mr. DiCaprio
Barbara Lacy	....	makeup artist
Zoe Marsden	....	prosthetics painter
Tania McComas	....	makeup department head
Carol A. O'Connell	....	hair department head
Jay Wejebe	....	makeup artist
Karen Zanki	....	hair stylist
Gina W. Bateman	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Sherri Bramlett	....	key hair stylist (uncredited)
Trent Cotner	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Lawrence Davis	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Connie Grayson Criswell	....	contact lens technician (uncredited)
Cheryl 'Pickles' Kinion	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Renate Leuschner	....	wig maker (uncredited)
Chris Lyons	....	special effects teeth (uncredited)
Annabelle MacNeal	....	additional makeup (uncredited)
Kristyan Mallett	....	prosthetics technician (uncredited)
Mark Nieman	....	prosthetic appliance fabricator (uncredited)
Cristina Patterson Ceret	....	contact lens coordinator/painter (uncredited)
Michele Tyminski	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Robert Wilson	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Tim Moore	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David M. Bernstein	....	first assistant director
Paula Case	....	second assistant director
Kevin O'Neil	....	second second assistant director (as Kevin Michael O'Neil)
Alison C. Rosa	....	additional second assistant director: Washington DC

Art Department
Rich Andrade	....	set dresser (as Richard Andrade)
Jason Bedig	....	set dresser
Joseph P. Benitez	....	labor foreman
Scott Bobbitt	....	leadperson
Maxwell Britton	....	set dresser
Jerrold F. Brooks	....	propmaker foreman
Chuck Eskridge	....	standby painter
Joseph C. Fama	....	general foreman (as Joe Fama)
Scotty Guyson	....	assistant property master (as Scott Guyson)
Larry Haney	....	set dresser
Geoff Hubbard	....	set designer
Ty Jones Jr.	....	set dresser (as Ty A. Jones)
Carol Kiefer	....	art department coordinator
Jeffrey Kushon	....	buyer
Greg Lynch	....	set dresser
Joe Mason	....	art department assistant
Merdyce McClaran	....	on-set dresser
David Moreau	....	set designer
Michael Muscarella	....	construction coordinator (as Michael A. Muscarella)
Mitchell G. Myers	....	set dresser (as Mitchell Myers)
Lauren E. Polizzi	....	set designer (as Lauren Polizzi)
Eric Ramirez	....	set dresser
Robert B. Samarzich	....	greens foreman
Mike Schenk	....	assistant property master (as Michael John Schenk)
Skylar Schmidt	....	set dresser
Michael Sexton	....	property master (as Mike Sexton)
Kevin Shaw	....	assistant property master
Robert Sica	....	set dresser
Ron Sica	....	set dresser (as Ronald Sica)
Karen Teneyck	....	graphic designer
Leslie Warren	....	set dresser (as Leslie Carol Warren)
Mike Webster	....	plaster foreman
Christopher Carlson	....	assistant set decorator (uncredited)
Jeffrey Kushon	....	assistant set decorator (uncredited)
David R. Lawson	....	construction medic (uncredited)
James R. Lord	....	propmaker gang boss (uncredited)
Amanda Moss Serino	....	assistant set decorator (uncredited)
Roger Prater	....	stand-by greensman (uncredited)
Bruce Richter	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Robert Silcock	....	gang boss (uncredited)
Jay Smith	....	drapery foreman (uncredited)
Eric Stalker	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer
Bub Asman	....	supervising sound editor
David Bach	....	supervising adr editor
Gail Carroll-Coe	....	boom operator
William Cawley	....	assistant sound editor (as Bill Cawley)
John T. Cucci	....	foley artist (as John Cucci)
Michael Dressel	....	supervising foley editor
Richard Duarte	....	foley mixer
John P. Fasal	....	sound effects mixer: location (as John Paul Fasal)
Jonathan Fuh	....	boom operator (as Jonathan Lee-Ger Fuh)
José Antonio García	....	sound mixer
Jason King	....	sound effects editor
F. Hudson Miller	....	foley editor
Ryan Murphy	....	sound mix technician
Alan Robert Murray	....	supervising sound editor
Kevin Murray	....	assistant sound editor (as Kevin R.W. Murray)
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer
Tony Pilkington	....	sound re-recording engineer
John T. Reitz	....	sound re-recording mixer (as John Reitz)
Gregg Rudolff	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bryan O. Watkins	....	sound effects editor (as Bryan Watkins)
Hugo Weng	....	dialogue editor
Katy Wood	....	supervising dialogue editor
John Guentner	....	foley mixer (uncredited)
Chet Leonard	....	recording assistant (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Ryan D. Compton	....	special effects technician
Ante Dugandzic	....	special effects technician
Roger Lifsey	....	special effects foreman
Ryan A. Riley	....	special effects foreman (as Ryan Riley)
Steve Riley	....	special effects supervisor (as Steven Riley)
Russell L. Smith	....	special effects technician
Leon Smikle	....	prosthetic and makeup effect (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
David Aiken	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Lee Allan	....	digital compositor
Casey Allen	....	visual effects: Lola VFX
Holli Alvarado	....	visual effects: Lola VFX
Scott Balkcom	....	visual effects: Lola VFX
Victor Barbosa	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Mike Borgstrom	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Nicholas Boughen	....	senior lighting artist
Nicholas Boughen	....	visual effects artist
John Cairns	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Heather Behl Cameron	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Marco Cantaluppi	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Lorna Carmichael	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Min Hyun Cha	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Andy Chih-Jen Chang	....	visual effects: Method Studios (as Andrew Chang)
Alexis Chapman	....	visual effects: Method Studios
David Cho	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Trent Claus	....	visual effects: Lola VFX
Kay Cloud	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Karl Coyner	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Kristin Dearholt	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Felix Dodd	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Fiona Foster	....	visual effects producer: Method Studios
Roberto Gracia	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Julian Green	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Brian Hajek	....	visual effects: Lola VFX
Geoffrey Hancock	....	visual effects supervisor: Method Studios
Peter Hart	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Tia Hoshizaki	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Peter Hunt	....	visual effects: Method Studios (as Peter D. Hunt)
Chris Ingersoll	....	visual effects: Lola VFX
Daniel Jackson	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Stephen James	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Aaron Kramer	....	visual effects: Method Studios
SangHun Kwon	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Jean Lapointe	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Nina Laureles	....	render wrangler: Method Studios
Allan Lee	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Max Leonard	....	visual effects: Lola VFX
Kimberley Liptrap	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Veronica Marino	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Darshan Mehta	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Laurel Montgomery	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Mike Mulock	....	visual effects: Method Studios (as Michael Mulock)
Thomas Nittmann	....	visual effects: Lola VFX
Lisa Nolan	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Robert Olsson	....	visual effects: Lola VFX (as Rob Olsson)
Michael Owens	....	visual effects supervisor
Viviana Palacios	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Vincent Papaix	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Clark Parkhurst	....	visual effects: Lola VFX
Tristan Porter	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Ollie Rankin	....	visual effects supervisor: Method Studios
Pau Rocher	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Kuba Roth	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Mk Sajith	....	lead roto artist
Craig Shumard	....	motion control technician
Na Song	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Ian Sorensen	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Jeremiah Sweeney	....	visual effects: Lola VFX
Peter Toufidis	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Curtis Tsai	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Yuki Uehara	....	flame artist
Paulo Welter	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Edson Williams	....	visual effects: Lola VFX
Jose Yapor	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Mike Yip	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Tong Zhou	....	visual effects: Method Studios
Chris Antonini	....	visual effects plate coordinator (uncredited)
Dan Bartolucci	....	flame artist: Lola VFX (uncredited)
Vincent Blin	....	flame artist (uncredited)
Peter Bowmar	....	head of 3d and technology: CIS Vancouver (uncredited)
Shauna Bryn	....	visual effects executive producer (uncredited)
Shannan Burkley	....	matte painter (uncredited)
Steve Casa	....	digital scan lead (uncredited)
Timothy Eulich	....	performance capture (uncredited)
Demitre Garza	....	flame artist (uncredited)
Derik Gokstorp	....	junior technical director (uncredited)
Hetal Jain	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)
Zahid Jiwa	....	rotoscope artist: Method Studios Vancouver (uncredited)
Thomas Roland Johnson	....	concept artist (uncredited)
Michelle Ladd	....	motion capture director (uncredited)
Daniel Lee	....	senior compositor: Method Studios (uncredited)
Rajavel Loganathan	....	lead roto artist (uncredited)
Gabriel Mandala	....	compositor (uncredited)
Bruno Parenti	....	digital compositor: Lola VFX (uncredited)
Christine Petrov	....	head of 2D (uncredited)
Chi Pham	....	visual effects systems administrator (uncredited)
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration (uncredited)
Gregory Watkins	....	rotoscope artist: Method Studios Vancouver (uncredited)
Thom Williams	....	motion capture performer (uncredited)

Stunts
Matthew R. Anderson	....	stunts
Brian Avery	....	stunts
Kevin Patrick Burke	....	stunts
Jacob Chambers	....	stunts
J. Mark Donaldson	....	stunt performer
J. Mark Donaldson	....	stunts
Dennis Fitzgerald	....	stunts
Justin Gant	....	stunts
Thayr Harris	....	stunts
Jody Hart	....	stunts
Larry Holt	....	stunts
Tim James	....	stunts
Brett A. Jones	....	stunts (as Brett Jones)
Rick McCallum	....	stunts
Dustin Meier	....	stunts (as Dustin J. Meier)
Rene Mousseux	....	stunts (as René Paul Mousseux)
Dalton Simons	....	stunts
Christopher Tardieu	....	stunts
Chuck Waters	....	stunts
Jacob Chambers	....	stunt double: Armie Hammer (uncredited)
Cheryl Lawson	....	stunts (uncredited)
Talon Reid	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Buddy Van Horn	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Keith Bernstein	....	still photographer
Greg Brooks	....	dolly grip
Stephen S. Campanelli	....	camera operator
Stephen S. Campanelli	....	steadicam operator
Trevor Carroll-Coe	....	camera loader
Bill Coe	....	first assistant camera
Max Deleo	....	additional assistant camera
Ross Dunkerley	....	chief lighting technician
Steele Hunter	....	rigging grip best boy
John Lacy	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as John Dallas Lacy)
Bobby McMahan	....	second assistant camera (as Robert A. McMahan)
Iain O'Higgins	....	rigging best boy
John R. Priebe	....	rigging gaffer
Liz Radley	....	video & computer graphics supervisor
Charles Saldana	....	key grip (as Charles Saldaña III)
T. Daniel Scaringi	....	key rigging grip (as T.D. Scaringi)
Jack Serino	....	grip
Doug Wall	....	best boy grip (as Douglas L. Wall)
Shawn C.H. Baron	....	grip (uncredited)
Joey Bruce	....	electrician (uncredited)
Buzzy Burwell	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Steve Charnow	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Christopher Franey	....	rigging technician (uncredited)
Patrick Hoeschen	....	electrician (uncredited)
David Irwin	....	rigging best boy electric (uncredited)
William T. Iversen	....	grip: Washington DC (uncredited)
Brian Minzlaff	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Christopher Moats	....	electrician (uncredited)
Bruce D. Spellman	....	grip (uncredited)
Rick Strodel	....	grip (uncredited)
Wade Tyree	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Matt Vossekuil	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Christopher Webber	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Nick Zeigler	....	lighting technician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Tony Hobbs	....	extras casting
Geoffrey Miclat	....	casting associate: New York
Alice Searby	....	casting associate
Jackie Sollitto	....	casting assistant
Dagmar Wittmer	....	casting: Washington DC
Tyler Fahringer	....	extras casting (uncredited)
Ruth Key	....	casting assistant (uncredited)
Travis Otsuji	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Anthony Almaraz	....	costumer (as Antonio Almaraz)
Terry Anderson	....	assistant costume designer
Amy Arnold	....	costumer
Cha Blevins	....	costume supervisor (as Deborah Cha Blevins)
Corey Bronson	....	set costumer (as Corey C. Bronson)
Matt Chase	....	costumer
Bren Cook	....	ager/dyer
Tangi Crawford	....	key costumer
Ann Culotta	....	set costumer
Lois DeArmond	....	costume illustrator
Carmen Frost	....	costumer
Adrienne Greshock	....	costumer
Monica Haynes-Nino	....	costumer
Kim M. Holly	....	costumer
Robert Iannaccone	....	key costumer (as Bob Iannaccone)
Cookie Lopez	....	costumer: Mr. DiCaprio (as Cookie Lopez Fahey)
Marcy Rector	....	costumer
Jack Taggart	....	head ager and dyer
Francine Lecoultre	....	costume textile artist (uncredited)
Ramsay Williams	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Jill Bogdanowicz	....	digital film colorist
David S. Cox	....	assistant editor
Blu Murray	....	assistant editor
Bob Peishel	....	digital intermediate producer
Mark Sachen	....	colorist
Mark Sahagun	....	digital intermediate editor
Darin Wooldridge	....	home video mastering colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Robert Fernandez	....	music scoring mixer (as Bobby Fernandez)
Ashley Irwin	....	conductor
Ashley Irwin	....	orchestrator
Gennady Loktionov	....	arranger
Chris McGeary	....	music editor
Kevin Bassinson	....	music editor (uncredited)
Ron Finn	....	music editor (uncredited)
Tom Hardisty	....	score recordist (uncredited)
Sally Stevens	....	vocal contractor: choir (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Kaiser Clark	....	driver: cast
Ronald B. Dinson Sr.	....	picture car captain (as Ronald B. Dunson)
Dom Rodriguez	....	transportation captain
Alana Stelling	....	transportation captain (as Alana Weathers)
Larry Stelling	....	transportation coordinator (as Larry L. Stelling)
Tony Barattini	....	production van driver operator (uncredited)
Neil Chisholm	....	driver (uncredited)
L. Chip Crosby Jr.	....	driver (uncredited)
Anthony J. Mignano	....	driver (uncredited)
Kirk Roberts	....	driver: Clint Eastwood (uncredited)

Other crew
Kyle David Crosby	....	production secretary: Washington DC (as Kyle D. Crosby)
Luke S. Crosby	....	production assistant
Tony X. Deale	....	assistant: Mr. Moore
Lily Fettis	....	staff assistant
Neale Fishback	....	key assistant location manager
Carol Flaisher	....	assistant location manager: Washington DC
Matt Goldstein	....	set production assistant
Kristin Gomez	....	first assistant production accountant
Jason Gondek	....	production accountant (as Jason D. Gondek)
Elizabeth Ridley Hagan	....	second assistant accountant: Washington DC
Holly Hagy	....	supervising production coordinator
Jeff Hubbard	....	set staff assistant
Jason Irizarry	....	assistant: Mr. DiCaprio
Jason Irizarry	....	security: Mr. Di Caprio
Pat Jackson	....	studio teacher
Nancy G. James	....	craft service (as Nancy James)
Krys Karns	....	assistant accountant (as Krystine Karns)
Austin Lapierre	....	assistant production coordinator
Mable Lawson-McCrary	....	script supervisor (as Mable Lawson McCrary)
Beatriz Madrigal	....	assistant accountant
Joe Mason	....	staff assistant
Mike James Masumoto	....	key assistant location manager (as Michael James Masumoto)
Darin McCormick-Millett	....	titles producer
Rachel McDonald	....	set staff assistant
Mark McSorley	....	staff assistant
Jessica Meier	....	assistant: Mr. Lorenz
Carla Meyer	....	dialect coach: Mr. DiCaprio
Patrick Mignano	....	location manager (as Patrick O. Mignano)
Crystal Munson	....	set staff assistant
Scott Nelson	....	technical advisor: FBI
Kyle Oliver	....	key assistant location manager
Lauren Porcelli	....	assistant: Ms. Watts
Ferguson Reid	....	set medic
Jill Remis	....	assistant: Mr. DiCaprio
Kristina Rivera	....	assistant: Mr. Eastwood
Jean-Louis Rodrigue	....	movement specialist: Mr. DiCaprio
Joe Rogan	....	staff assistant
Adee Serrao	....	staff assistant
Joey Slamon	....	assistant: Mr. Huggins
Linda Stelling	....	set medic
Brian K. Stuart	....	craft service
June Suepunpuck	....	staff assistant
Jason Suhrke	....	key set production assistant
May Tam	....	production coordinator: Washington DC
Landon Trawny	....	assistant accountant
Lucas Urgoiti	....	production secretary
Chuck Webb	....	set staff assistant
Sean Yopchick	....	set staff assistant
Danielle Zloto	....	assistant: Mr. Grazer
Joe Achard	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Susan Bliss	....	post script services (uncredited)
Brian M. Chilcoat	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Sue Chipperton	....	dog trainer (uncredited)
Luke S. Crosby	....	production assistant: Washington, DC (uncredited)
Nicole K.L.N. Ebeo	....	travel coordinator (uncredited)
Robert L. Fiks	....	location assistant: Washington DC (uncredited)
Nicholas Glekas	....	location assistant: Washington DC (uncredited)
Alfred 'Fred' Gundry	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Elizabeth Himelstein	....	dialect coach: Naomi Watts (uncredited)
Lauran Tracy Howard	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Blair Howley	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Mihir Lath	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
David R. Lawson	....	medic (uncredited)
Don Mann	....	location scout (uncredited)
Braeden Marcott	....	motion capture actor (uncredited)
Josh Murray	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Matthew Dillon Noonan	....	key assistant location manager: Washington D.C. (uncredited)
Marvin Ruffin	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Bridget Shaw	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Pavel Sterba	....	key assistant location manager (uncredited)
Erin Stern	....	additional set production assistant (uncredited)
Jeremy Tan	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Karl J. Weschta	....	armorer (uncredited)
Jennifer White	....	dialect coach: Damon Herriman (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Imagine Entertainment
• Malpaso Productions (as Malpaso)
• Wintergreen Productions

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox (2012) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Warner Filmes de Portugal (2012) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• FS Film (2012) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Village Films (2012) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment (2011) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment (2012) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2012) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2012) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2012) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2012) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2012) (UK) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2012) (Italy) (theatrical) (as Warner Bros. Italia)
• Warner Bros. (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2012) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2012) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2012) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2012) (Argentina) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Cinemax (2013) (Hungary) (TV)
• Galapagos Films (2012) (Poland) (DVD) (Blu-Ray)
• Home Box Office (HBO) (2013) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment Finland (2012) (Finland) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group (2012) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group (2012) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Video (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2012) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Video (2012) (UK) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2012) (UK) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Video (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Video (2012) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2012) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Vidéo (2012) (France) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vidéo (2012) (France) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Technicolor (opticals)
• Method Studios (visual effects and digital animation) (as Method Studios Vancouver)
• Lola Visual Effects (visual effects)
• SkyBucket3D (visual effects) (uncredited)

Other Companies

• BT Industrial Supply  expendables
• A-List Picture Vehicles  vintage cars rental provider
• Avid Media Composer  edited on
• Avon Studio Transport  transportation
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Designer Wardrobe Trailers  wardrobe trailer
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Framepool  stock footage
• Fujifilm  motion picture products
• Mr. Vintage Machine  picture vehicles
• PJF Productions  titles by
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Paramount Transportation Services  transportation services
• Sequoia Illumination  lighting equipment
• SkyBucket3D  lidar
• Studio Grips  grip and lighting equipment
• Tony's Food Service  catering

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for brief strong language

Runtime:

USA:137 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Datasat | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #47075) | Malaysia:18 | Canada:G (Québec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Japan:G | Ireland:12A | Sweden:11 | Australia:M | Singapore:M18 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | India:A | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Portugal:M/12 | UK:15 | Argentina:13 | Brazil:12 | South Korea:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Germany:12 | Finland:K-13

Filming Locations:

Del Mar Thoroughbred Club - 2260 Jimmy Durante Boulevard, Del Mar, California, USA

Company:

Imagine Entertainment

Trivia:

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

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: 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.

Quotes:

[first lines]
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.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.72" (2012)

Solid Weight

Greetings again from the darkness. The best place to start with this one is by saying what it isn't. It is not a documentary. It is not a very detailed history lesson. It is not the best biography of the man. It is not a behind-the-scenes of the FBI. What it is ... another piece of quality filmmaking from Clint Eastwood. It's an overview of J. Edgar Hoover and his nearly 50 years of civil service under 8 U.S. Presidents.

The screenplay is from Dustin Lance Black, who also wrote the script for Milk, based on the story of Harvey Milk (played by Sean Penn). Clearly, Eastwood and Black had no interest in setting forth an historical drama that couldn't possibly be told within a two hour film structure. No, this is more of a fat-free character study that hits only a few of the highlights from an enigmatic man's fascinating career. With so few available details about Hoover's personal life, some speculation is required ... but Eastwood walks a tightrope so as to make neither a statement nor mockery.

Therein lies the only problem with the film. While hypnotic to watch, we are left with an empty feeling when it's over. How can that be? This man built the foundation of the FBI. He instigated the fingerprint system. He armed the secret police. His agency tracked down notorious gangsters. He led an anti-communist movement. He was in the middle of the investigation for the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. He supposedly kept secret files on most politicians and celebrities. He viewed the security of Americans as his responsibility. He was smack dab in the middle of almost 50 years of American history ... all while being a power-hungry, paranoid mama's boy who may have been, in her words, a daffodil.

An elderly Hoover's own words tell his story as he dictates his memoirs. We are told that his memories of these stories are blurred and he takes a few liberties to say the least. He longed to be the comic book hero like his own G-Men. He longed to be recognized for his contributions, even to the point of desiring a level of celebrity. In his mind, he was the face of national security and the hero cuffing many outlaws. In reality, he was also the black-mailing schemer who so frightened Presidents with his secret files, that all 8 of them backed off firing him. He could be viewed as the ultimate survivor in a town where few careers last so long and cross party lines.

The film picks up in 1919 when Hoover is a youngster making a name for himself as an all-work, no play type. That reputation stuck with him until the end. When he was first promoted, he hired Helen Gandy (Naomi Watts)to be his secretary. In one of the most remarkable hires of all time, she sticks with him until his death in 1972. Staunchly loyal to Hoover and totally dedicated to her job, Ms. Gandy helped Hoover with decisions and processes throughout. The other member of his inner circle was Clyde Tolson (Armie Hammer). Tolson was Hoover's right-hand man at the bureau, his trusted adviser, his daily lunch partner, and speculation never ceased on their personal ties.

Judi Dench plays Annie Hoover, J Edgar's controlling mother, who he lived with until her death. She was also his adviser, supporter and probably a factor in his stunted social skills. We also get glimpses of how he dealt with Robert Kennedy (Jeffrey Donovan) and his overall lack of respect for John Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Richard Nixon. The Lindbergh case plays a key role because Hoover used it to gain more power for his bureau and increase funding for weapons, forensic labs and resources.

As for Leonardo DiCaprio, it's difficult to explain just how outstanding his performance is. It could have been a caricature, but instead he affords Hoover the respect his place in history demands. The 50 years of aging through make-up can be startling, especially since the time lines are mixed up throughout. His speech pattern mimics Hoover's, as does the growing waist line. There are some Citizen Kane elements at work in how the story is told and how it's filmed, but Eastwood wouldn't shy away from such comparisons.

If you want real details on Hoover, there are some very in-depth biographies out there. The number of documentaries and history books for this era are limitless. What Eastwood delivers here is an introduction to J Edgar Hoover. It is interesting enough to watch, and Leonardo's performance is a must-see, but the film lacks the depth warranted by the full story.