J. Edgar

J. Edgar is a biographical movie directed by Clint Eastwood about FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, with emphasis on his life as an abstinent homosexual.
==Plot==
As head of the FBI for nearly 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover becomes one of America's most-powerful men. Serving through eight presidents and three wars, Hoover utilizes methods both ruthless and heroic to keep his country safe. Projecting a guarded persona in public and in private, he lets few into his inner circle. Among those closest to him are his protege and constant companion, Clyde Tolson , and Helen Gandy (Naomi Watts), his loyal secretary.
==Cast==
*Leonardo DiCaprio as J. Edgar Hoover
*Armie Hammer as Clyde Tolson
*Naomi Watts as Helen Gandy
*Damon Herriman as Bruno Hauptmann
*Jeffrey Donovan as Robert F. Kennedy
*Judi Dench as Anna Marie, Hoover's mother
*Ed Westwick as Agent Smith, Hoover's biographer
*Josh Lucas as Charles Lindbergh
*Ken Howard as U.S. Attorney General Harlan F. Stone
*Stephen Root as Arthur Koehler
*Denis O'Hare as Albert S. Osborn
*Geoff Pierson as Alexander Mitchell Palmer
*Lea Thompson as Lela Rogers
*Gunner Wright as Dwight D. Eisenhower
Category:Drama
Category:American films
Category:American drama films
Category:American biographical films
Category:2011 films
Category:Clint Eastwood
Category:Leonardo DiCaprio films