J. Edgar (2011)
The American biographical drama film, J. Edgar (2011), directed and produced by Clint Eastwood, tells the story of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover’s career. Through a non-linear narrative, the film delves into Hoover’s involvement in the creation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as well as his later efforts to protect it from perceived threats. In the present day, an aging Hoover shares these events with a group of agents he has tasked with writing a book about the Bureau’s early years. Following an assassination attempt on Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer by anarchists in 1919, Justice Department employee Hoover is put in charge of purging radicals from society. Despite his advances being rejected by Helen Gandy, she ultimately becomes both his personal secretary and confidant.
Hoover establishes a legal precedent for the deportation of radicals by targeting anarchist Emma Goldman, leading to numerous deportations. Following the Palmer Raids, Palmer loses his job and his successor, Harlan F. Stone, appoints Hoover as director of the Bureau of Investigation. Gandy is tasked with creating a confidential file to gather incriminating information on influential figures. With the First Red Scare resolved, Hoover shifts the Bureau’s focus to combating gangsters. In 1932, when the Lindbergh kidnapping captures national attention, he advocates for the passage of the Federal Kidnapping Act to further expand the Bureau’s authority. Additionally, he establishes the FBI Laboratory and implements forensic science techniques in investigations, such as monitoring registration numbers on ransom bills.
Date of download: 2015-11-11T17:22:34+00:00
Cast:  Leonardo DiCaprioJ. Edgar Hoover  Armie HammerClyde Tolson  Naomi WattsHelen Gandy  Judi DenchAnnie Hoover  Josh LucasCharles Lindbergh  Dermot MulroneyColonel Schwarzkopf  Jeffrey DonovanRobert Kennedy |
The American biographical drama film, J. Edgar (2011), directed and produced by Clint Eastwood, tells the story of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover’s career. Through a non-linear narrative, the film delves into Hoover’s involvement in the creation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as well as his later efforts to protect it from perceived threats. In the present day, an aging Hoover shares these events with a group of agents he has tasked with writing a book about the Bureau’s early years. Following an assassination attempt on Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer by anarchists in 1919, Justice Department employee Hoover is put in charge of purging radicals from society. Despite his advances being rejected by Helen Gandy, she ultimately becomes both his personal secretary and confidant.
Hoover establishes a legal precedent for the deportation of radicals by targeting anarchist Emma Goldman, leading to numerous deportations. Following the Palmer Raids, Palmer loses his job and his successor, Harlan F. Stone, appoints Hoover as director of the Bureau of Investigation. Gandy is tasked with creating a confidential file to gather incriminating information on influential figures. With the First Red Scare resolved, Hoover shifts the Bureau’s focus to combating gangsters. In 1932, when the Lindbergh kidnapping captures national attention, he advocates for the passage of the Federal Kidnapping Act to further expand the Bureau’s authority. Additionally, he establishes the FBI Laboratory and implements forensic science techniques in investigations, such as monitoring registration numbers on ransom bills.
